A geographical analysis of the distribution of migrants in Uganda

Abstract

This thesis aims at analysing the distribution of migrant peoples in Uganda, and to map these distributions aa they are revealed in the 1959 Uganda General African Census. For the purposes of this thesis, a migrant is considered a person living outside the area of origin of his/her tribe; this definition includes, therefore, international and internal movements of people. Each group is examined separately on a sub-county (gombolola) basis. The main reception areas are then examined on a county (saza) basis.

The sequence of events leading to the 1959 distribution of migrants is considered by the analysis of earlier "Census" data; but these distributions have not been mapped. The thesis is primarily a study in population geography in which a consideration is given to the conditions in the "home" areas that have promoted migration, and in the "reception" areas which have made it possible to accommodate these migrants. Population movement will be seen to be a major factor in the understanding of the current distribution of people in Uganda.