Rwenzururu Kingdom
Also known as Rwenzururu polity, Rwenzururu, Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu
Rwenzururu is a subnational kingdom in western Uganda, located in the Rwenzori Mountains on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It includes the districts of Bundibugyo, Kasese and Ntoroko. Rwenzururu is also the name given to the region the kingdom is located in.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Kingdom of Rwenzururu
- Country.native_name
- Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu(Konjo)
- Country.common_name
- Rwenzururu
- Country.image_flag
- Flag of Rwenzururu.svg
- Country.image_map
- Location of Rwenzururu in Uganda (map).png
- Country.official_languages
- Konjo, English
- Country.ethnic_groups
- BakonjoBaamba, Basongora, Baynabindi, Batuku
- Country.demonym
- Omunyarwenzururu (singular)Abanyarwenzururu (plural)
- Country.capital
- Kasese
- Country.admin_center
- Kasese
- Country.government_type
- Constitutional monarchy
- Country.leader_title1
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Rwenzururu is a subnational kingdom in western Uganda, located in the Rwenzori Mountains on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It includes the districts of Bundibugyo, Kasese and Ntoroko. Rwenzururu is also the name given to the region the kingdom is located in.
Rwenzururu's first Omusinga (king), Isaya Mukirania (Kibanzanga I), declared independence from the Tooro Kingdom on 30 June 1962. However, the Ugandan government did not officially recognise the kingdom's legitimacy until 17 March 2008.