Kingdom of Rwenzururu Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu (Konjo) | |
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 Flag | |
.png) Location of Rwenzururu (red) in Uganda (pink) | |
| Capital | Kasese |
| Official languages | Konjo, English |
| Ethnic groups | Bakonjo Baamba |
| Demonym(s) | Omunyarwenzururu (singular) Abanyarwenzururu (plural) |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
• Omusinga | Irema-Ngoma I |
| Establishment | |
• Independence declared from the Tooro Kingdom | 30 June 1962 |
• Autonomy granted by the Ugandan government | 13 August 1982 |
• Recognised as a cultural institution | 17 March 2008 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,808.2 km2 (1,856.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 900,000 |
| Currency | Ugandan shilling |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
| Calling code | 256 |
| Person | Mukonzo |
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| People | Bakonzo |
| Language | Lhukonzo |
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.[1] Rwenzururu is also the name given to the region the kingdom is located in.[2]
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.
- ^ MUHINDO, SAMUEL (21 January 2022). "Why every Mukonzo family seems to have a Baluku, Bwambale or Kule". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Rwenzururu the very spirit of the Bakonzo". New Vision. Retrieved 20 March 2023.