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Karago
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Karago
Location in Uganda
Placement on map is approximate
Coordinates: 00°40′37″N30°11′48″E / 0.67694°N 30.19667°E / 0.67694; 30.19667 Coordinates: 00°40′37″N30°11′48″E / 0.67694°N 30.19667°E / 0.67694; 30.19667
Country Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Region Western Uganda
District Kabarole District
Municipality Karago Municipality
County Burahya
Elevation
5,600 ft (1,700 m)
Population
 • Total12,045 (2,015 estimate)

Karago [lower-alpha 1] was a municipality in the Western Region of Uganda. [1] In 2019, Karago was annexed by the city of Fort Portal, as part of the award of Tourism City status. It became a neighborhood in the Northern Division of Fort Portal City. [2] [3]

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Location

Karago Municipality was located in Karago Parish, Bukuku subcounty, Burahya County, in Kabarole District, in the Toro sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda. [1] [4]

The neighborhood lies along the Fort Portal–Bundibugyo–Lamia Road, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of the city center of Fort Portal, of which it is now a component. [5] The geographical coordinates of Karago are:0°40'37.0"N, 30°11'48.0"E (Laitude:0.676944; Longitude:30.196667). [6]

Overview

Karago is a growing urban neighborhood in Fort Portal City, the capital of Kabarole District and the largest city in the Toro sub-region. Online sources report the area size of the neighborhood as 14.7 square kilometres (6 sq mi). In 2015, the population of Karago was estimated at 12,045, of whom 6,127 (50.9 percent) were female and 5,918 (49.1 percent) were male. [7]

Karago Drinking Water Supply Project

The government of Uganda (GOU), through the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment carried out the first phase of bringing potable water to Karago. Phase 1 concluded in October 2021. [8]

In September 2022 the GOU launched the second phase of this water supply project, intended to bring clean water to 21 villages surrounding the neighborhood of Karago. Phase 2 involves the installation of a "pressed steel reservoir" with storage capacity of 300 cubic meters (300,000 L), on the side of the mountain. This will be supplemented by the construction of a 100 cubic meters (100,000 L) "reinforced concrete tank", two suppression stations and a 50 cubic meters (50,000 L) "concrete sump". 15 public taps will be erected and approximately 400 metres (1,300 ft) of PVC pipe will be laid to distribute the drinking water to the target population. [8]

The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for phase II is Vidas Engineering Services, a Ugandan company with headquarters in Ntinda, in Kampala. Water and Sanitation Development Facility–South West (WSDF–SW), a collaborative undertaking between GOU and the European Union is the supervising engineer. The contract value is UGX:4.7 billion (approx. US$1.2 million). Construction is expected to take 12 months. [8]

The table below illustrates the projection of the target population over the first 25 years of the project. [8]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
202311,564—    
202415,542+34.4%
204420,888+34.4%
source: [8]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Karago Municipality was also referred to as Karago Town Council

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References

  1. 1 2 Places In The World (22 September 2022). "Profile of Karago Town Council, Uganda". Places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Wilson Asiimwe (25 August 2021). "Fort Portal administrative units struggle to operate". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Wilson Asiimwe (28 September 2022). "Fort Portal: From small town to top tourism city". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Land Conflict Mapping Tool (22 September 2022). "About Karago Town Council, Kabarole District, Uganda". Lcmt.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Google (22 September 2022). "Road Distance Between Fort Portal City, Uganda And Karago Trading Centre, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Google (22 September 2022). "Location of Karago Town Council, Kabarole District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  7. ↑ City Facts (2020). "Size and Population of Karago Town Council, Kabarole District, Uganda". City-Facts.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Inès Magoum (21 September 2022). "Uganda: Phase II of the Karago drinking water project will benefit 21 villages". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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