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#### **Figure 1.**

*Average high and low temperature, Lwengo. Source: https://weatherspark.com/y/96871/Average-Weather-in-Lwengo-Uganda-Year round as accessed on 13 January, 2020.*

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*Average monthly rain. Source: https://weatherspark.com/y/96871/Average-Weather-in-Lwengo-Uganda-Year round as accessed on 13 January, 2020.*

the land occupies area of 1,013.46 sq. km. The population density is 269 sq. kilometers per person.

The district adjoins Sembabule District to the North, Bukomansimbi District to the North -East, Masaka District to the East, Rakai District to the South, and Lyantonde District to the West. (Lwengo district, 2020). Its district headquarters is situated in Nyenje zone Church ward Lwengo Town council. The nearest largest city is Masaka, which is 45 kilometers away from the Lwengo.

Lwengo became a separate district on 1st July 2010, prior to which it was a part of the Masaka district. According to the National Population and Housing Census released in 2014, Lwengo has a population of approximately 275,450 which comprises of 53% males and 47% females. The district has total three

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constituencies, four town councils *viz.* Kyazanga, Kinoni, Lwengo and Katovu, six sub counties namely, Kkingo, Lwengo, Kisekka, Ndagwe, Kyazanga and Malongo, one town board, forty-two parishes and four hundred and fifty-four villages.

In the sub counties of Kkingo, Kisekka and Lwengo, the water flows through rivers and streams of swamps, predominantly in rainy season. On the other hand, the sub counties of Kyazanga, Malongoand, Ndagweare face dry spells as they are situated in a dry corridor. Other than this, no permanent lakes exist in the region.

The total area of Lwengo District is about 1,023.7 sq. kilometers, most part of which are dotted with bear hills. The landscape and topography are by and large rolling and falling with valley bottom swamps including streams flowing to swamps. The texture of the soil is different at different places and is largely productive. It ranges from red literate to sandy loam and loam.
