Railway Network where Kamwenge will be directly connected to Mombasa (Kenya) and Mpondwe (DRC). VIABLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN KAMWENGE DISTRICT • Tourism- Accommodation, Tents, Cottages, tree houses, tourism information centre and hub at Bigodi. • Commercial farming: Agriculture technologies, Seed multiplication, coffee processing plants including milk coolers and processing plants. • Fish farming based on the wealth of wetlands • Agricultural mechanisation • Establishment of mini irrigation for tea, vegetables, and coffee farmers as well as mini valley dams to provide water for production • Mineral exploration and production Population The national population census and household survey of 27 August 2014 enumerated the population of Kamwenge District at 414,454 inhabitants. The same census enumerated the population of Kitagwenda District at 165,354. In July 2019, Kitagwenda District was carved out of Kamwenge, leaving a population of 249,100, in 2014 numbers. Ethnicities and languages The predominant ethnic group in the district are Bakiga, followed by Bafumbira. Other tribes include the indigenous Batoro; Batagwenda, Banyarwanda and several other tribes . Bakiga from Kabale District settled in the district in the late 1960s and early 1950s. The languages spoken include: Economic activities Agriculture is the mainstay of the district economy. Crops raised include: Prominent people Frank Tumwebaze a Ugandan educator and politician. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Information Technology and Communications in the Cabinet of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016 Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe a Ugandan engineer and current Member Parliament for Kibale County Nsheija Dorothy Kabaritsya , former Woman Member of Parliament. Sylvia Bahireira Tumwekwase, the current woman member of parliament representing the district. Urban centres There are many developing urban centres in the district. This is partly due to population increase and development of trading centres and rural electrification. The major urban centres include: Kamwenge: the chief town of the district. Kahunge : another town council within the district. Biguri: a settlement in the district Bigodi: another settlement in the district. Geographical features Kabuga Hill is about from Kamwenge town, rising about . above sea level. Its foothills contain farming homesteads and small communities of both temporary and permanent structures. See also Kamwenge List of massacres in Uganda Toro sub-region Western Region, Uganda Districts of Uganda References External links Kamwenge District Official Website Districts of Uganda Western Region, Uganda