Ibanda District

Ibanda district in the Ankore sub-region in western, is the home district of businessman Patrick Bitature the proprietor of Simba Telecom and board chairman of electricity utility company UMEME.


Patrick Bitature

Eng.John Byabagambi, the cabinet minister of works and transport hails from this district and is a member of parliament (2011-2016) for Ibanda South constituency.

Ibanda borders Kamwenge to the west and north, Kiruhura to the east, Mbarara and Buhweju to the south, and Rubirizi to the southwest.

District Headquarters: Ibanda, 70 kilometres northwest of Mbarara.