District
Jinja
Census 2024
UBOS National Population and Housing Census 2024People
- Population
- 280,905
- Male
- 127,893
- 45.5% of population
- Female
- 153,012
- 54.5% of population
Households
- Households
- 64,760
- Household population
- 279,675
- Average household size
- 4.3
Counties (3)
Elections (2025 demarcation)
- Butembe County EC 041
- Kagoma County EC 042
- Kagoma North County EC 306
Source: Electoral Commission, electoral areas for the 2025 local government council elections.
Government schools (121)
- ARMY P.S Primary · EMIS 2301
- BITULI P.S Primary · EMIS 2333
- BUBUGO P.S Primary · EMIS 2342
- BUDONDO P.S Primary · EMIS 2323
- BUFUULA P.S Primary · EMIS 2327
- BUGEMBE WARD P.S Primary · EMIS 90215
- BULUGO P.S Primary · EMIS 2365
- BUSEGULA P.S Primary · EMIS 2366
- BUSIGE P.S Primary · EMIS 2237
- BUSIYA 1 PARENTS SCHOOL Primary · EMIS 90052
- BUSOONA P.S Primary · EMIS 2343
- BUSUSWA P.S Primary · EMIS 90065
- BUTAGAYA P.S Primary · EMIS 2345
- BUTANGALA P.S Primary · EMIS 2357
- BUTIKI P.S Primary · EMIS 2271
- BUWAGI P.S Primary · EMIS 2318
- BUWALA P.S Primary · EMIS 2338
- BUWEERA P.S Primary · EMIS 2347
- BUWENDAA P.S Primary · EMIS 2270
- BUWENGE SDA P.S Primary · EMIS 2363
- BUWENGE TOWNSHIP P.S Primary · EMIS 2364
- BUYALA P.S Primary · EMIS 2324
- BUYENGO P.S Primary · EMIS 2370
- IDOOME P.S Primary · EMIS 2355
Source: Ministry of Education and Sports lists of government schools (primary list from 2016).
Higher education institutions
- Busoga International Polytechnic Private
- Defense Forces' Institute of Health Sciences (DFIHS) Private
- Global Theological Seminary Private
- Holy Cross Centre for Community Empowerment Private
- International Institute of Health Sciences Private
- Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery Public
- Junior Staff College Public
- Kakira Community Technical Institute Public
- Makerere University Business School, Jinja Campus Public
- Makerere University, Jinja Campus Public
- Medical Laboratory Technician’s School Public
- National Defence College Jinja
- Nile Vocational Institute Private
- Non – Commissioned Officer Academy Public
- Ophthalmic Clinical Officers Training School Public
- Queen of Apostles Philosophy Centre, Jinja Private
- Senior Command and Staff College Public
- St. Matia Mulumba Polytechnic Institute Private
- The Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute Public
- Uganda Baptist Seminary Private
- Uganda Martyrs University -Queen of Apostles Jinja
- Uganda Martyrs University- Queen of Apostles Philosophy Jinja
- Uganda Military Academy (UMA) Public
- YMCA College of Business Studies Private