LAKE VICTORIA BASIN
The people
The population of the LVB is estimated at 40 million (World Bank 2016) and constitutes 30 per cent of the total population of the five countries that share the Basin. The population is largely rural, with an average of 40 per cent living in urban areas (World Bank 2016). AsTable 1.3 shows, the demography varies fromcountry to country – asmuch as 94 per cent of Uganda’s Basin population live in urban areas, while only 5 per cent of Burundi’s Basin population live in urban areas (LakeVictoria Basin Commission 2007a). Major urban centres in the LVB include Eldoret, Entebbe, Kigali, Kisumu, Mbarara, Musoma and Mwanza. Large sections of Kampala lie within the basin. Population density is highest in the Burundi portion of the Basin and lowest inTanzania (Lake Victoria Basin Commission 2007a). Table 1.3: Population distribution in the Lake Victoria Basin Population Total population (Millions)
Traditional fishing
The majority of people living in the LVB have their livelihoods and economic activities rooted in the Bantu, Nilotic and Cushitic cultures (UNEP 2006). Most of these cultural groups are farmers and fishers.
LV Basin 34.5
Tanzania 5.6
Kenya 12.5 92 7.8 257
Uganda 5.6 6 94 180
Rwanda 6.9
Burundi 3.9 95 5 285
60 40
87 13 66
90 10 323
Rural population (%) Urban population (%) Population density (number of people per km²)
Source: Lake Victoria Basin Commission 2007a
Population density in the Lake Victoria basin
Lake Albert
Lake Kyoga Victoria Nile
Lake Baringo
SIO
NZOLA
Lake Wamala
Lake Bogoria
Katonga
Nzola
Lake George
NYANDO
KATONGA
Lake Edward
Lake Kachira
Sondu
SONDU
BUKORA
Lake Kyanebalola
Lake Victoria
Lake Naivasha
GUCHA-MIGORI
Kagera
Lake Ikimba
Mara
MARA
Lake Kivu
KAGERA
GRUMETI
Lake Burigi
Mbalageti
Population Density (pop / km 2 )
NYASHISHI
SIMIYU
Simiyu
GEITA-BUKOBA
0 to 100
MOGOGO - MOAME
100 to 200
200 to 300
ISANGA
300 to 400
400 to 500
100 km
Lake Victoria basin
500 to 750 > to 1000
Copyright © 2016 GRID-Arendal · LeviWesterveld Sources: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. Gridded Population of theWorld,Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision UNWPP CountryTotals. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4HX19NJ. Accessed 17/11/2016.
Sub-basins
Figure 1.5: Population density in the LVB
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