High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rukungiri District is a district in southwestern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town' of Rukungiri where the district headquarters are located. Rukungiri District is bordered by Bushenyi District to the north and northeast, Ntungamo District to the southeast, Kabale District to the south, Kanungu District to the west and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the northwest. The district headquarters at Rukungiri are located approximately 385 kilometres (239 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The coordinates of the district are:00 47S, 29 56S. The district was created in 1974 and was known then as North Kigezi District. Its name changed to Rukungiri District in 1980, a name it derived from its 'chief town' of Rukungiri. When Kanungu District was split off to form a separate district, Rukungiri District was reduced to two counties: Rujumbura County and Rubaho County.