Kanungu District

Kanungu District
District
District location in Uganda
District location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°57′S 29°47′E / 0.950°S 29.783°E / -0.950; 29.783
Country Uganda
RegionWestern Region
Sub-regionKigezi sub-region
CapitalKanungu
Area
 • Total1,274 km2 (492 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Estimate)
 • Total252,100
 • Density197.9/km2 (513/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitewww.kanungu.go.ug
Climbing Lions in Ishasha in Kanungu District.
Climbing Lions in Ishasha in Kanungu District.
Cloudy day in Kanungu South Western Uganda.
Cloudy day in Kanungu South Western Uganda.
River Mitano at the border of Kanungu and Rukungiri districts in South Western Uganda
River Mitano at the border of Kanungu and Rukungiri districts in South Western Uganda.

Kanungu District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Kanungu is the site of the district headquarters. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Kanungu District is among the sites shown in aerial footage in the movie Black Panther.[1]

Kabale, Kisoro, Kanungu road in Southwestern Uganda
Kabale, Kisoro, Kanungu road in Southwestern Uganda.
View of Bwindi Impenetrable forest in Kanungu district.
View of Bwindi Impenetrable forest in Kanungu district.
  1. ^ "How Ugandan production house was fooled by 'Black Panther' film crew". sQoop.co.ug. Retrieved 20 February 2018.