Kigezi District once covered what are now Kabale District, Kanungu District, Kisoro District and Rukungiri District. Kabale is a district in western Uganda. Like other Ugandan districts it is named after its 'chief town' Its terraced fields are what gives this part of Uganda its distinctive character. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Kigezi was popularly known as the Switzerland of East Africa. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
Diocese of Kigezi . . .
Before its division into the districts shown as above, Kigezi consisted of counties of Rukiga, South East of the Kabale District, which bordered on the then Ankole District. Rukiga (also called Lukiga or Chiga is closely related to the Runyankole language spoken by the Banyankore, Banyakole or Ankole as the people are also For the breed of cattle see Ankole-Watusi (cattle. Ankole, also referred to as Nkore, is one of four traditional kingdoms in
Ndorwa, Central Area of Kabale District, where Kabale town is still located and Lake Bunyonyi shared with the county of Rubanda. Kabale is a district in western Uganda. Like other Ugandan districts it is named after its 'chief town' Kabale is the chief town of Kabale District in south western Uganda. Lake Bunyonyi ("Place of many little birds" lies in south western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale close to the border with Rwanda
Rubanda, South West of Kabale bordering Kanungu and Kisoro, Kinkizi, and where the famous Nyamasizi Hot Springs are situated. Kisoro is the chief town of the Kisoro District of south western Uganda.
Kinkizi, North West of what is now Kabale District and shares its borders with Dep Rep Congo, Kisoro and Lake Edward. Lake Edward or Edward Nyanza is the smallest of the Great Lakes of Africa.
Kisoro, South West, bordering on Rubanda, Rwanda and the Dep Rep Congo, and in which Lakes Mutanda and Lake Kyahafi are situated. Kisoro is the chief town of the Kisoro District of south western Uganda.
Rujumbura, which was the most Northerly county of the district and bordered on the former District of Ankole and Lake Edward.
Note that after the sub-division of Kigezi into the 4 current Districts, they were named after their respective main towns, namely Kabale, Kanungu, Kisoro and Rukingiri.
Note that notwithstanding these sub-divisions the 4 districts are predominantly inhabited by the Bakiga people followed by the Bahororo and Banyarwanda people. The Bahororo are a small nomadic tribe comprised almost exclusively of the ruling Hima class The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the All these ethnic groups share the same characteristics and traditions. The region is uniquely characterised by the great Lakes, which include Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Edward, Lake Mutanda and Lake Kyahafi.
There are also the volcanic mountains known as Muhavura Mountains, and Bwindi forests with its famous gorilla population, the very high mountain ranges, particularly in Kabale, Kisoro and Kanungu districts and the Intermittent expansive swamp areas in the valleys. Some of which, particularly those in Kabale district have been reclaimed for pastureland.
Paul Ngologoza’s' book Kigezi and Its People provides detailed information about the Bakiga people, their traditions and history.
Traditionally the people of this region are known as some of the more serious and hardworking ethnic groups of Uganda and all these attributes distinguishes the region of Kigezi from other parts of the country.
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