Sheema Sheema Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 00°34′52″S30°22′46″E / 0.58111°S 30.37944°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Western Uganda |
Sub-region | Ankole sub-region |
District | Sheema District |
Parliamentary Constituency | Sheema Municipality |
Government | |
• Member of Parliament | Elioda Tumwesigye [1] |
Elevation | 4,630 ft (1,410 m) |
Population (2024 Census) [2] | |
• Total | 98,594 |
Sheema, also Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest municipality in Sheema District. [3]
Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. [4] This is about 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of Ishaka. [5] The coordinates of the town are:0°34'52.0"S, 30°22'46.0"E (Latitude:-0.581111; Longitude). [6] The elevation of the Kibingo neighborhood in Sheema Municipality is 1,410 metres (4,630 ft), above sea level. [7]
Sheema Municipality is an urban centre in Sheema District. It includes the neighborhoods of Kabwohe, Itendero and Kibingo, where the district headquarters are located. [8] Sheema Town was created on 1 July 2018, when it was carved out of Sheema North Constituency. [9] [10]
In 2014, the national census put the population of Sheema Municipality (Kibingo-Kabwohe-Itendero), at 80,735 people. [2]
Agather Atuhaire, born here around 1988, was a whistle blower on government corruption. [11]
The following points of interest lie within or close to the town limits: (a) The offices of Sheema Town Council (b) Kabwohe Central Market, the largest source of fresh produce in Kabwohe (c) A branch of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (d) A branch of Pride Microfinance Limited (e) Emmanuel Church, Kabwohe, a place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda (e) The headquarters of Sheema District (f) Ankole Western University, a private university affiliated with Western Ankole Diocese of the Church of Uganda. [12] (g) Nganwa High School, a secondary school administered by the Uganda Ministry of Education (h) Integrated Community Based Initiatives (ICOBI), an NGO in Kabwohe and (i) Kabwohe Clinical Research Center (KCRC), a research, development, and medical testing center.