District
Mbarara
Census 2024
UBOS National Population and Housing Census 2024People
- Population
- 174,039
- Male
- 78,766
- 45.3% of population
- Female
- 95,273
- 54.7% of population
Households
- Households
- 40,747
- Household population
- 173,390
- Average household size
- 4.3
Counties (2)
Elections (2025 demarcation)
- Kashari North County EC 140
- Kashari South County EC 259
Source: Electoral Commission, electoral areas for the 2025 local government council elections.
Government schools (237)
- AKABAARE PS Primary · EMIS 6930
- AKARUNGU PS Primary · EMIS 6968
- AKASHABO Primary · EMIS 7210
- AKASHANDA PS Primary · EMIS 7007
- AMABAARE PS Primary · EMIS 6939
- BIHARWE MIXED PS Primary · EMIS 6955
- BIHARWE PS Primary · EMIS 6947
- BINYUGA PS Primary · EMIS 250218
- BISHOP STUART DEMO PS Primary · EMIS 7069
- BOMA PS Primary · EMIS 7077
- BUGAMBA INTERGRATED PS Primary · EMIS 7187
- BUGARIKA PS Primary · EMIS 7212
- BUGASHE I PS Primary · EMIS 7238
- BUGASHE II PS Primary · EMIS 7235
- BUHUMURIRO P.S Primary · EMIS 250439
- BUJAGA INT PS Primary · EMIS 7218
- BUNENERO PS Primary · EMIS 6941
- BUSHWERE PS Primary · EMIS 7204
- BUTAHE PS Primary · EMIS 7275
- BUYENJE P.S. Primary · EMIS 6974
- BWENGURE PS Primary · EMIS 6990
- BWEZIBWERA MOSLEM PS Primary · EMIS 250116
- BWIZIBWERA TOWN PS Primary · EMIS 6984
- ESTERI KOKUNDEKA MEM. PS Primary · EMIS 6959
Source: Ministry of Education and Sports lists of government schools (primary list from 2016).
Higher education institutions
- Ankole Institute of Business and Vocational Studies Mbarara Campus Private
- Bishop Stuart University Private
- Development Studies Centre (DSC) Private
- Kakoba Business Institute and Vocational Studies Private
- Kakoba College of Computer and Business Studies Private
- Kyera Agricultural Training College Private
- Makerere University Business School, Mbarara Public
- Mamita Technical and Business Management Institute Private
- Mayanja Memorial Medical Training Institute (MTI) Private
- Mbarara Community Institute Private
- Mbarara Comprehensive College and Business Studies Private
- Mbarara Institute for Social Development Private
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology Public
- Metropolitan International University , Campus Mbarara Private
- Nyamitanga College of Business Studies Private
- Nyamitanga Technical Institute Public
- Rubindi Vocational Institute Private
- Rwentanga Farm Institute Private
- Uganda Bible Institute Private
- Uganda Management Institute, Mbarara Campus Public
- University of Saint Joseph Mbarara (USJM) Private