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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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