Sembabule

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Sembabule
Map of Uganda showing the location of Sembabule.
Coordinates: 00°04′48″S31°27′36″E / 0.08000°S 31.46000°E / -0.08000; 31.46000
CountryUganda
Region Central Region of Uganda
District Sembabule District
Elevation
1,180 m (3,870 ft)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
 • Total7,800
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Sembabule (sometimes spelled Ssembabule) is a town in Sembabule District in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of the district and the site of the district headquarters. [1]

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Geography

Sembabule is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Mubende, the nearest large town. [2] It is approximately 51 kilometres (32 mi), by road, northwest of Masaka, the nearest large city. [3] The town is approximately 176 kilometres (109 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [4] The coordinates of the town are 0°04'48.0"S, 31°27'36.0"E (Latitude:-0.0800; Longitude:31.4600). [5]

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of the town to be 4,010. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 4,700. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 4,800. [6]

In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated the mid-year population of Sembabule at 6,800 people. In 2020, the agency estimated the population of the town at 7,800. The UBOS calculated the average annual population growth rate between 2015 and 2020 at 2.78 percent. [7]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within town or near the town limits: [5]

1. The offices of Sembabule Town Council

2. The offices of Sembabule District Administration

3. Sembabule Central Market

4. Bigo bya Mugenyi, a prehistoric human settlement, dating back to the Iron Age, circa (1200–1000 BC)

5. The 135 kilometres (84 mi) Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road, ends in this town. [8]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (2008). "Sembabule Town Council Structure Plan 2008-2018". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Road Distance Between Sembabule, Uganda And Mubende, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Distance Between Masaka, Uganda And Sembabule, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Sembabule, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Location of Sembabule Town" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. ↑ UBOS. "Estimated Population of Sembabule In 2002, 2010 & 2011" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Sembabule Town" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Davis Buyondo (3 September 2019). "New Road Project Transforms Lives". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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