Busoga sub-region

Busoga sub-region is found in Eastern Uganda occupying an area of over 10,000 square kilometers and according to the 2014 national census[1] about 40 percent of the people in the eastern region live in this sub-region.

As of 2018, the districts that constitute the Busoga sub-region include the following: The area covered by the above districts constitutes the traditional Busoga Kingdom.

Milton Obote abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda in 1967.

The people of Busoga are called Basoga (singular: Musoga).

Lusoga is similar to Luganda, spoken by the people of the neighboring Buganda Region, which is also referred to as Central Uganda.