Lyantonde District Service Commission

Overview
Lyantonde is located in the South-western region of Uganda. Lyantonde borders Rakai District in the South, Masaka in the East, Kiruhura in the West and Sembabule in the Northeast. The District headquarter is in Lyantonde Town Council. The distance from Kampala, the National capital city is of 193 Kilometres.

The name Lyantonde was derived from an old lady (named Ntonde) who used to sunbathe at the only protruding open rock in the dry corridor. Whenever people passed by during the daytime, they could look at the top of the rock and see the old naked lady sunbathing. This prompted them to always give directions to people like at ‘Ejjinja lya Ntonde’ meaning at Ntonde’s rock, thereafter, Lyantonde Sub-county and Lyantonde Town Council and now Lyantonde District Local Government were named and created.It is composed of six Sub Counties and one Town Council.

Lyantonde District was created by the resolution of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda on 13th July 2006 and became effective 1st July 2007 it was curved out of Rakai District. Lyantonde District is the former Kabula Sub-District. It gained the Sub-District status in 1975 under the decree that created Sub Districts.

Location

Lyantonde is located in the South-western region of Uganda lying between latitude 00 S and 0.50S Longitude of 31.10 E and 31.30 E. Lyantonde borders Rakai District in the South, Masaka in the East, Kiruhura in the West and Sembabule in the Northeast.The District headquarter is in Lyantonde Town Council. The distance from Kampala, the National capital city is of 193 Kilometres.The District had a total households 0f 20,839 ,total population of 94,841 people according to the 2014 population census of whom 46,906 and 47,936 were males and females respectively. Lyantonde has an area of about 864.62 square Kilometres.

Population & Culture
The 2014 Population Census Final Results put Lyantonde’s population at 599,817 and the projected population at 601,516 by mid 2015 (including Municipal council)

Culture

Lyantonde district is composed of Ssaza kabula a Buganda Government headed by Lumaama, with a cosmopolitan population. Major tribes include Baganda, Banyankole, Banyarwanda, . Luganda and Runyankole are the language commonly spoken. English is the official language used

Vision & Mission
District Vision
A Poverty Free Community that is Adequately Empowered and Having Sustainable Livelihoods Throughout Lyantonde District.

District Mission
To Provide Effective Services to the Community Focusing on National and Local Priority Areas so as to Uplift People’s Quality of Life.