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Kikuube

Kikuube
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Kikuube
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 01°19′58″N31°12′27″E / 1.33278°N 31.20750°E / 1.33278; 31.20750 Coordinates: 01°19′58″N31°12′27″E / 1.33278°N 31.20750°E / 1.33278; 31.20750
Country Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Region Western Region of Uganda
Sub-region Bunyoro sub-region
District Kikuube District
Elevation
3,525 ft (1,074 m)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
 • Total18,100

Kikuube is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kikuube District and the site of the district headquarters. [1]

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Location

Kikuube lies along the Hoima–Kabwoya Road, approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi), southwest of the city of Hoima, the largest urban centre in the Bunyoro sub-region. [2] This is approximately 215 kilometres (134 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [3] The geographical coordinates of Kikuube Town are:01°19'58.0"N, 31°12'27.0"E (Latitude:1.332778; Longitude:31.207500). [4]

Population

In July 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS, estimated the mid-year population of the town at 18,100 people. [5]

Overview

Kikuube is the headquarters of Kikuube District, which became operational on 1 July 2018. The satellite map of the town shows places of worship of all major religions in the country; (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam, Seventh-day Adventist and Pentecostal). There is also a nursery school, a primary school and a secondary school in the town's neighborhood called Kaziranfumbi. [4]

Approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kikuube town, are the headquarters and main factory of Hoima Sugar Limited, a manufacturer of crystalline sugar from sugarcane. Opened in 2011, the company owns a nucleus sugarcane farm of about 3,800 hectares (9,400 acres), supported by sugarcane farms owned by smallholder farmer out-growers, measuring over 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres). The company employs nearly 600 direct employees and another 800 people indirectly. The registered pool of out-grower farmers exceeded 3,500, as of September 2020. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Robert Atuhairwe (1 April 2018). "Sh15.3b Budget for proposed Kikuube district passed". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Road Distance Between Hoima And Kikuube, Western Uganda" . Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Kikuube" . Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Location of Kikuube Town, Uganda" . Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Moses Kyeyune (26 September 2020). "Kikuube turns to sugarcane growing as they wait for oil". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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