▁approximately ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁is ▁rapidly ▁growing . ▁ ▁U gun ja ▁Division ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 7 9 , 1 1 3 ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Ken yan ▁census . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁U gun ja ▁are ▁Lu os . ▁ ▁U gun ja ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁K is um u - Bus ia ▁highway , ▁which ▁links ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁U g anda . ▁ ▁U gun ja ▁town ▁is ▁ 7 2   km ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁nearest ▁city , ▁K is um u , ▁which ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Victoria . ▁ ▁The ▁equ ator ▁is ▁ 4 0   km ▁south ▁of ▁U gun ja ▁town . ▁ ▁R ural ▁residents ▁of ▁U gun ja ▁mainly ▁depend ▁on ▁agricult ure ▁as ▁their ▁main ▁source ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁income . ▁The ▁area ▁receives ▁two ▁ra iny ▁seasons ▁a ▁year : ▁March ▁to ▁June ▁and ▁September ▁to ▁December . ▁The ▁far ming ▁is ▁mostly ▁subs istence ▁based ▁and ▁major ▁cro ps ▁grown ▁are ▁s org hum , ▁pot atoes , ▁c ass ava , ▁be ans ▁and ▁ma ize . ▁When ▁far mers ▁have ▁sur plus ▁cro ps ▁they ▁sell ▁in ▁local ▁mark ets ▁for ▁income . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁some ▁far mers ▁have ▁grown ▁cot ton ▁and ▁coffee ▁as ▁c ash ▁cro ps , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁market ▁un re li ability ▁most ▁far mers ▁now ▁prefer ▁to ▁grow ▁food