Ankole sub-region

Ankole sub-region is a region in the Western Region of Uganda that consists of the following districts:


 * Buhweju District
 * Bushenyi District
 * Ibanda District
 * Isingiro District
 * Kazo District
 * Kiruhura District
 * Mbarara District
 * Mbarara City
 * Mitooma District
 * Ntungamo District
 * Rwampara District
 * Rubirizi District
 * Sheema District
 * Rubanda District
 * Kanungu District

The area covered by the above districts constituted the traditional Ankole Kingdom. Milton Obote abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda in 1967. When Yoweri Museveni re-established them in 1993, Ankole did not re-constitute itself.

The sub-region is home mainly to the Ankole ethnic group. The people of Ankole are called Banyankole (singular: Munyankole). The Banyankole speak Runyankole, a Bantu language. Runyankole is very similar to Rukiga, spoken by the people of the neighboring Kigezi sub-region. According to the 2014 national census, the Ankole sub-region was home to an estimated 2.56 million people at that time.