Kyotera District
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The districts that surround Kyotera District include Rakai District, Lwengo District, Kalangala District and Masaka District. Directly south of the new district is the Missenyi District in the Kagera Region of Tanzania. Kasaali, the location of the district headquarters, is a suburb of Kyotera, the largest town in the district. The district headquarters are located approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi), by road, southwest of Masaka, the nearest large city. This is about 182 kilometres (113 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.
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Overview
Created by in 2015, by Act of Parliament, Kyotera District became functional on 1 July 2017. Before that, it was part of the Rakai District. The new district comprises two counties of Kakuuto and Kyotera. The rationale given for the creation of the new district is "to bring government services closer to the people" and "improve service delivery".