Kigezi District

Kigezi(red)
Statue found at Kisiizi falls in Kigezi Highlands.
Statue found at Kisiizi falls in Kigezi Highlands.
The scapes of Kigezi.
The scapes of Kigezi.

Kigezi District once covered what are now Kabale District, Kanungu District, Kisoro District and Rukungiri District, in southwest Uganda. Its terraced fields are what gives this part of Uganda its distinctive character. Kigezi was popularly known as the Switzerland of Africa.[1] The coordinates for the region are: Latitude:01 13 20S, 29 53 20E.

  1. ^ Kabananukye, Ishmaels B.K (2016). Clans and Totems of the Banyakigezi. Kampala, Uganda: CHC Foundation Limited. p. 2. ISBN 9789970947249.