The ‘Switzerland of Africa’
Kabale landscape
KABALE- Kabale was the seat of
the former Kigezi District Administration. Its history dates as far back
as 1889 when Uganda was still a British protectorate and was nicknamed
‘Switzerland of Africa’ because of the hilly nature and coldness.
It was consequently split into the four districts of Kabale and Rukungiri in the 1970s, and later Kisoro and Kanungu.
Ethnicity
Bakiga are the predominant inhabitants of Kabale. They occupy the counties of Ndorwa, Rubanda, Rukiga and Kabale Municipality, the largest urban area in Kigezi.
Bakiga are the predominant inhabitants of Kabale. They occupy the counties of Ndorwa, Rubanda, Rukiga and Kabale Municipality, the largest urban area in Kigezi.
Apart from being known to be the home of the stout
and majestic, bold, and hard working Bakiga ethnic group, Kabale is
also defined by green, interlocking and heavily-cultivated hills that
range from 1,219 metres (3,999 ft) to 2,347 metres (7,700 ft) above sea
level.
It covers a land area of 1,864 square miles and
has a population of about 600,000 people as projected from 2002
population census.
Wildlife
The district is home to the highly endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park, and of the world’s most endangered birds such as the African hill babbler, cinnamon bracken warbler, chubb’s cistocola, doherty’s Bush shrike, malachite sunbird, Yellow belled waxbill, olive thrush, streaky seed eater, common stone chart, and grauers rush warbler.
Lake Bunyonyi, the second deepest lake in Africa is found in Kabale.
The district is home to the highly endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park, and of the world’s most endangered birds such as the African hill babbler, cinnamon bracken warbler, chubb’s cistocola, doherty’s Bush shrike, malachite sunbird, Yellow belled waxbill, olive thrush, streaky seed eater, common stone chart, and grauers rush warbler.
Lake Bunyonyi, the second deepest lake in Africa is found in Kabale.
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