Home - Hoima District

info@hoima.go.ug

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P.O Box 2 Hoima, Western Uganda

Hoima District is one of the oldest in the country. It was curved out of Bunyoro Kingdom that had been established under the 1962 Constitution which later became Bunyoro District under the 1967 Constitution that abolished the Kingdoms in Uganda. In 1974 Bunyoro District was split into North and South Bunyoro, the current Hoima district was part of the South Bunyoro until 1979 when it was changed into Hoima District. Later in 1991 Kibaale District was curved out of Hoima leaving Hoima with only Bugahya and Buhaguzi counties.

Tourism

The district has rich archaeological and historic cultural sites including, burial grounds for kings, stone-age sites and forts constructed by colonizers to fight resistance. Other tourism products and sites include viewing of the Kibiro Hot...

Infrastructure

Road transport The road network is relatively good. Major roads include: Kampala Hoima Road, connecting Central and Western regions. Hoima Kaiso Tonya Road, linking the Albertine oil-area to the rest of the country. Kigumba Masindi...

Oil and Gas

Oil and gas discoveries The district has a considerable amount of oil deposits estimated at between 2.5billion to 3.5billion barrels in Lake Albert. An oil refinery is planned in Buseruka sub-county, Hoima District, approximately per...

Natural Resource

Minerals The district is endowed with favourable geological conditions associated with rich and diverse mineral resource base and substantial economic potential. Some of the known mineral resources have a mining history, while others are unexploited....

Buseruka Sub-county DRDIP Groups Sign Financial Aggreements

Hoima District Youth Center Officially Opened

Hoima District Youth Center Library and Computer Lab Donated by UNHCR

Petroleum Authority of Uganda Officials Touring the Tilenga Project

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

District Chairperson Hoima