Kyegegwa

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Coordinates: 00°28′49″N31°03′17″E / 0.48028°N 31.05472°E / 0.48028; 31.05472 Coordinates: 00°28′49″N31°03′17″E / 0.48028°N 31.05472°E / 0.48028; 31.05472
CountryFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Region Western Region of Uganda
Sub-region Toro sub-region
District Kyegegwa District
Elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
 • Total29,400 [1]
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

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

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Location

Kyegegwa is located on the Mubende–Kyegegwa–Kyenjojo–Fort Portal Road, the main highway between Mubende and Fort Portal. Kyegegwa is approximately 103.5 kilometres (64.3 mi) by road east of Fort Portal, the largest city in the Toro sub-region. [3] This is approximately 192.5 kilometres (119.6 mi), by road, west of Kampala, the capital of and largest city in Uganda. [4]

Th geographical coordinates of he town are 0°28'49.0"N, 31°03'17.0"E (Latitude:0.480278; Longitude:31.054722). [5]

Population

The national census of September 2002, enumerated 6,747 inhabitants in Kyegegwa Town. In 2014, the national population census put the population at 18,729. [6]

In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 20,000 people. In 2020, the statistics agency estimated the mid-year population of Kyegegwa Town Council at 29,400 people. Of these, 14,700 (50 percent) were females and 14,700 (50 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of the town increased at an average annual rate of 8 percent, between 2015 and 2020. [1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20026,747—    
201418,729+177.6%
201520,000+6.8%
202029,400+47.0%
source: [1] [6]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town, or near its borders: [5] (a) the headquarters of Kyegegwa District Administration (b) the offices of Kyegegwa Town Council and (c) Kyegegwa Central Market. [5]

The Mubende–Kyegegwa–Kyenjojo–Fort Portal Road passes through the middle of town in a general east to west direction. [5]

A mobile banking unit of PostBank Uganda serves the town once a week. [7]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The population development of Kyegegwa as well as related information and services" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Uganda Radio Network (13 October 2020). "Kyegegwa town council bank accounts frozen" (The Independent Uganda Quoting Uganda Radio Network). The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Google (14 June 2021). "Road Distance Between Fort Portal, Uganda nd Kyegegwa, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Google (14 June 2021). "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Kyegegwa, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Google (14 June 2021). "Location of Kyegegwa Town Council, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 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 Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics . Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Ishita Ghosh (28 September 2010). "The Ugandan Millionaire". The Workzine Online. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
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