Official Name : Obwa Kyabazinga bwa Busoga (Busoga Cultural Institution)
Status : Cultural Institution (Federated) – apolitical
Title of Head : His Royal Highness Isebantu Kyabazinga
Short Title : The Kyabazinga of Busoga
Current Kyabazinga of Busoga : Henry Waako Muloki OBE (1955-62; then 1995 to present)
Origin of Busoga : 14th Century under Chieftains
Cultural Day : 11th February – Kyabazinga Day
Location in Uganda : Eastern Uganda (The Cradle of the River Nile)
Race : Bantu
The people : Basoga
Major Languages : Lusoga
Other Languages : English, Luganda, Swahili, Samia, Arabic
Population : 2.2 million – 3rd largest ethnic grouping; 10% of Uganda’s total population.
Average Population Density : 257 persons per square kilometer
Coverage : 8,832 Square Kilometres of land with extensive open water and permeable wetlands
Urban Centres : Jinja 65,000 (2nd largest town in Uganda).
- Iganga
- Kamuli
- Bugiri
- Mayuge
- Buwenge
Cultural Administration levels : Kingdom – Busoga Lukiiko (Council)
11 Traditional Counties (including Bugabula, Bugweri, Bukooli, Bukono, Bulamogi, Bunya, Bunhole, Busiki, Butembe, Kigulu and Luuka). 78 Sub-counties
Mutala
Kisoko
Lineage : Patrilineal society
Social Groupings : Clustered around clans symbolized by totems.
Belief System :
- Christianity – Majority
- Islam
- African Traditional Religion (Many Christians and Moslems also practice)
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