Regions of Uganda

The regions of Uganda are known as Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern.

[2] The national government interacts directly with the districts, so regions do not have any definite role in administration.

Under British rule before 1962, the regions were functional administrative units and were called provinces, headed by a Provincial Commissioner.

The central region is the kingdom of Buganda, which then had a semi-autonomous government headed by the Kabaka (king).

[1] In 2002, approximately 3 million people, or 12 percent of the country's population, lived in urban areas.