Kayunga

Kayunga
Kayunga Map of Uganda showing the location of Kayunga.
Coordinates: 00°42′12″N32°54′13″E / 0.70333°N 32.90361°E / 0.70333; 32.90361
Country	Uganda
Region	Central Region of Uganda
District	Kayunga District
County	Ntenjeru County
Elevation	1,063 m (3,488 ft)
Population  (2020 Estimate)
• Total	30,000 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Kayunga is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kayunga District. ^[2]

Location

Kayunga is approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi) northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-weather tarmac highway. ^[3] It lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of the city of Jinja, Uganda's second industrial city, also on an all-weather tarmac highway. ^[4]

The coordinates of the town are 0°42'12.0"N, 32°54'13.0"E (Latitude:0.703333; Longitude:32.903611). ^[5] Kayunga Town sits at an average elevation of 1,063 metres (3,488 ft) above average sea level. ^[6]

Population

According to the last national population census of 2002, Kayunga town had a population of about 19,800. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 23,100. According to UBOS, the mid-year population was estimated at 23,600 in 2011. ^[7] In 2014, the national population census put the population at 26,588. ^[8]

In 2015 UBOS estimated the population of Kayunga Town at 27,400. In 2020, he population agency estimated the id-year population at 30,000 people. Of these, 15,600 (52 percent) were females and 14,400 (48 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the growth rate of Kayunga's population to average 1.8 percent every year, between 2015 and 2020. ^[1]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	19,800	—
2010	23,100	+16.7%
2011	23,600	+2.2%
2014	26,588	+12.7%
2015	27,400	+3.1%
2020	30,000	+9.5%
source: [1] [7] [8]

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located within or close to the town limits: ^[5]

The offices of Kayunga Town Council and Kayunga District Administration are located in the center of town. Also located here are the head office of Kayunga Journalists Association and the headquarters of Rural Initiative for Development and Empowerment (RIDE-UGANDA), a non-government organisation, as well as Kayunga Central Market. ^[5]

In the middle of town, is the 200-bed Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital. The facility was renovated and expanded between 2018 and 2021, at a cost of USh70 billion (approx. US$20 million at that time). ^{[9] [10]}

The southern end of the Kayunga–Galiraya Road is located in the centre of town. Also, the western end of Kayunga–Busaana–Nabuganyi Road is located in Kayunga. ^[5] The 183 megawatts Isimba Hydroelectric Power Station is located 21 kilometres (13 mi), by road, northeast of the town of Kayunga. ^[11]

References

1. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The population development of Kayunga as well as related information and services" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
2. Fred Muzaale (24 April 2018). "Kayunga Town is the United nations of Uganda". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 6 Jun 2021.
3. Google (6 June 2021). "Road Distance Between Central Kampala, Uganda And Kayunga, Uganda With Map" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
4. Google (6 June 2021). "Road Distance Between Jinja, Uganda And Kayunga, Uganda With Map" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
5. Google (6 June 2021). "Location of Kayunga, Buganda Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
6. Floodmap (6 Jun 2021). "Elevation of Kayunga, Uganda". Floodmap.net. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
7. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (2012). "=Estimated Population of Kayunga In 2002, 2010 & 2011" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 7 July 2014) on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
8. UBOS (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics . Retrieved 25 February 2015.
9. Uganda Radio Network (2 July 2020). "Ministry of Health to elevate Kayunga general hospital". The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
10. Fred Muzaale (5 January 2021). "Kayunga hospital not yet fully equipped, officials say". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
11. "Road Distance Between Kayunga, Uganda And Isimba Dam, Uganda" . Retrieved 6 June 2021.

External links

• Kayunga Hospital Upgraded To Regional Referral Hospital As of 29 December 2020.