In Uganda, a Central Forest Reserve is a body of forest or woodland managed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) under the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act 8/2003.
The NFA is mandated to manage all 506 Central Forest Reserves in Uganda. These reserves are part of the protected areas of Uganda. The total area of land covered is 12,657.47 km2 or 6.3% of the total land area of Uganda."Forests Functions and Classification," National Forest Augthority of Uganda They compose of natural forest like moist semi-deciduous forests and forest plantations mainly of pine and eucalyptus species. Legal activities done under the NFA are harvesting timber, re-planting and tourism.
List of Central Forest Reserves in Uganda: Rank Name Geodata Size in km2 District Notes1 Budongo 817 Masindi/Hoima 2 Bugoma 400 Kikuube District3Buhungiro 11 Kyegegwa4 Bujawe 50 Hoima5 Bundekiki 5 Bundibugyo6 Bwambara 0.4 Rukungiri 7 Echuya 36 Kisoro8Fort Portal 0.7 Kabarole9 Fumbya 4 Masindi10 Guramwa 15 Kibale11 Ibamba 3 Hoima12 Ibambaro 37 Kabarole13 Ihimbo 5 Rukungiri14 Itwara 87 Kabarole15 Kabale 1.3 Kabale16 Kabango-Mutandi 3.6 Bundibugyo17Kagadi 0.12 Kibaale18 Kagombe 178 Kibaale19 Kagura 43 Kabarole20Kahurokobwire 11 Hoima21 Kakasi 7.8 Kabarole22 Kalinzu 140 Bushenyi23 Kananga 6.6 Kibaale24 Kandanda-Ngobya 27 Hoima25 Kaniabizo 0.39 Rukungiri26 Kapchorwa 0.06 Kapchorwa2728 Kasato 26 Kibale29 Kasokwa 0.69 Masindi30 Kasongoire 12 Masindi31 Kashoya-Kitomi 384 Bushenyi/Mbarara32 Kibego 13 Kabarole33 Kibeka 96 Masindi34 Kigulya Hill 4.11 Masindi35 Kihaimira 5.5 Kibale36 Kijuna 12 Kibale37 Kikumiro 7.2 Kabarole38 Kitechura 53 Kabarole39 Kitony Hill 2.99 Masindi39 Kyahaiguru 4.27 Hoima40 Kyamugongo 1.19 Hoima41 Kyamurangi 4.22 Kibale42 Kyanthue 2.03 Rukungiri43 Kyahara 4.81 Kabarole44 Mabira 300 Buikwe45Mafuga 37 Kabarole46 Maseege 9.37 Masindi47Mataa 1.06 Bundibugyo48 Matiri 55 Kabarole49 Mburamaizi 5.04 Rukungiri50 Mpanga 4.53 Mpigi51 Mubuku 17 Kasese52 Muhangi 19 Kabarole53 Muhunga 4.12 Kibale54 Mukihani 37 Hoima55 Muko 1.67 Kabale56 Musoma 2.7 Masindi57 Nakuyazo 3.48 Kibale58 Nkera 7.5 Kabarole59 North Rwenzori 35 Bundibugyo/Ntoroko60 Nsekuro Hill 1.3 Masindi61 Nyabigoye 4.77 Kibale62 Nyabiku 3.73 Kibale63 Nyburongo 1.72 Bundibugyo64 Nyabyeya 3.55 Masindi65 Nyakarongo 35 Kibale66 Nyakunyu 4.6 Masindi67 Nyamakere 39 Kiryandongo 68 Oruha 3.45 Kabarole69 Rukara 4.5 Kibale70 Rukungiri 0.24 Rukungiri71Kasyoha – Kitomi433 Bushenyi43372 Rushaya 0.29 Rukungiri73Ruzaire 12 Kibale74 Rwengeye 3.23 Kibale32975 Rwengiri 1.55 Rukungiri76 Rwensama 1.21 Masindi77Rwensambya 6.72 Kabarole78 Wambabya 34 Hoima79Kangombe Kibaale80KapimpiniNakaseke81ZokaAdjumani 82NyamwasaMubende83KasenyiMubende84KaweriMubende85KisombwaMubende86NamataleMbale87SorotoKapelebyong88KasaatoKibaale89BweizigoroKiboga and Kyankwanzi90TaalaKiboga and Kyankwanzi91LuwungaKiboga and Kyankwanzi92NkeeraKyenjojo93KitekyuraKyenjojo94South ImaramagamboRukungiriJointly managed by NFA and UWA95RubaboRukungiri96KebisoniRukungiri97KagogoRukungiri98Rumira99KasagalaNakasongola100GuluGulu101Agora Agwu Kitgum102KadukuMasindi103BukalebaMayuge104KimakaJinja105West BugweMbale106MbaleMbale107SorotiSoroti108GanguButambala109KitubuluEntebbe110KyewagaEntebbe111KajansiWakiso112KasanaMubende113KadamNakapiripirit114Mt MorotoMoroto115Nyangea NaporeKabong116AkurAbim117LutobokaKalangala118KampalaKalangala119MujuziMasaka120KumbuMasaka121MbararaMbarara122NtugamoNtugamo123AruaArua124LauraArua125Mt KeiKoboko126MwengeKyenjojo127North Maramagambo29294.34BushenyiJointly managed by NFA and UWA128Rwoho91Rwampara and Isingiro129Bugamba1210 haRwampara130Nakindiba 142 haWakiso
See also Albertine Rift montane forests Bwamba Forest Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Kibale Forest List of Local Forest Reserves of Uganda
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