The Uganda Atlas
and Ntungamo had the percentage of forests of their districts less than 0.5. Kabarole and Kyenjojo had the largest percentage of their districts covered with forests at 22 and 21 percent respectively.
Forest cover for the districts in the Western region
Forests % of District Forests % of istrict
25.0
22.6
21.2
20.2
20.0
17.5
16.2
14.7
13.2
15.0
12.4
11.0
10.2
10.0
8.5
10.0
4.8
4.2
4.2
5.0
1.0 0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
HOIMA
IBANDA
BULIISA
KISORO
KABALE
KASESE
MASINDI
ISINGIRO
KIBAALE
KIRUHURA
BUSHENYI
KANUNGU
MBARARA
KYENJOJO
RUKUNGIRI
KABAROLE
NTUNGAMO
KAMWENGE
BUNDIBUGYO
Source : NFA 2008
Woodland and forest area as Percentage of Total district area
Nakaseke had the highest percentage (39.7 percent) of combined forest and woodland cover as a percentage of District land cover while Lyantonde had the lowest of 0.1 percent in the Central region. Bukwo had the highest percentage of combined forest woodlands for eastern region.
Woodland and forest cover as a % of the total area in a district for the Central region
Forests & Woodlands % of District Forests and Wo dlands % of District
50.0
39.7
40.0
30.0
20.2
18.7
20.0
16.3
12.1
10.3
10.0
7.8 7.6
7.5
6.8
6.9
10.0
3.1 2.7
2.4
0.1
0.0
MPIGI
RAKAI
KIBOGA
WAKISO
MUKONO
MASAKA
MITYANA
MUBENDE
LUWEERO
KAMPALA
KAYUNGA
NAKASEKE
SEMBABULE
LYANTONDE
KALANGALA
NAKASONGOLA
Source : NFA 2008
Woodland and forest cover as a % of the total area in a district for the Eastern region
Forests & Woodlands % of District Forests and Woodlands % of District
40.0
34.8
34.3
30.0
18.1
17.5
20.0
12.3
10.0
6.6
5.4
2.6
2.1
1.8
1.4
1.2 0.2
1.0 0.1
0.6 0.5
0.4
0.0 0.0 1.5
-
-
0.1
-
KUMI
JINJA
BUSIA
BUGIRI
MBALE NAMUTUMBA
KALIRO
KAMULI KAPCHORWA
SOROTI
BUKWO
AMURIA
IGANGA
BUDUDA
PALLISA
BUDAKA
TORORO
MAYUGE
SIRONKO
BUKEDEA
KATAKWI
BUTALEJA
MANAFWA
KABERAMAIDO
Source : NFA 2008
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