Lugazi Kawolo | |
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  Lugazi Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 00°22′08″N32°56′25″E / 0.36889°N 32.94028°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Central Region of Uganda |
| District | Buikwe District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Asea John Bosco Onzuma [1] [2] |
| Elevation | 1,223 m (4,012 ft) |
| Population (2014 Census) [3] | |
| • Total | 114,163 |
Lugazi is a town in the Buikwe District of the Central Region of Uganda. The town is also called "Kawolo", and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants. [4]
The town is on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately 46 kilometres (29 mi) east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [5] It is approximately 25.5 kilometres (16 mi), by road, east of Mukono, the nearest large town, also on the Kampala–Jinja Highway. [6] Lugazi sits at an average elevation of 1,223 metres (4,012 ft), above mean sea level. [7] The coordinates of Lugazi are 0°22'08.0"N, 32°56'25.0"E (Latitude:0.368889; Longitude:32.940278). [8]
The following points of interest lie within or close to the town:
The 2002 national census estimated the population of Lugazi at 27,979. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 34,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 35,500. [9] In 2014, the national census put the population at 114,163. [3]
In 2012, a Little League baseball team from Lugazi qualified for the 2012 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This was the second ever team from Uganda to qualify and the first to make the trip to the USA. [10] The team that qualified in 2011 were denied visas by the State Department, therefore having to concede the MEA region title to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Lugazi is also the home of the Uganda Revenue Authority SC, a member of the Uganda Premier Soccer League.
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