Ankole sub-region

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The Ankore (Nkore before the colonial era) was a traditional Bantu Kingdom in Uganda and lasted from the 15th century until 1967. The kingdom was located in the southwestern of Uganda.

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Ankole sub-region is a region in the Western Region of Uganda [1] that consists of the following districts:

The area covered by the above districts constituted the traditional Ankole Kingdom. [2] Milton Obote abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda in 1967. [3] This was a bold political move that ended centuries of royal rule and centralized authority under his government. [3] When Yoweri Museveni re-established them in 1993, Ankole did not re-constitute itself. [4]

The sub-region is home mainly to the Ankole ethnic group. The people of Ankole are called Banyankole (singular: Munyankole). [5] The Banyankole speak Runyankole, a Bantu language. Runyankole is very similar to Rukiga, spoken by the people of the neighboring Kigezi sub-region. [6] According to the 2014 national census [7] , the Ankole sub-region was home to an estimated 2.56 million people at that time. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Western Uganda Guide | Western Uganda Travel, Attractions & Accommodation Guide". western-uganda.net. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  2. ↑ "The Kingdom of Ankole". kawa.ac.ug. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  3. 1 2 "Milton Obote Abolished Uganda's Kingdoms | The African Gourmet" . Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Why Ankole Kingdom was never restored". Monitor. 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  5. ↑ Safaris, Gecko (2025-01-30). "Banyankole People of Uganda: Culture, Traditions & History". Visit Rwanda Gorillas. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  6. ↑ "Kigezi sub-region grapples with climate change effects". Monitor. 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  7. ↑ "2014 Census". Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  8. ↑ UBOS (November 2014). "National Population and Housing Census: Population by District By Sex, Residence, Population Type, Uganda, 2014" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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