Wakiso Wakiso Municipality | |
|---|---|
  Wakiso Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 00°24′00″N32°28′57″E / 0.40000°N 32.48250°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Central Region |
| District | Wakiso District |
| Elevation | 3,900 ft (1,200 m) |
| Population (2020 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 87,900 [1] |
Wakiso is a city in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the headquarters of Wakiso District. [2]
Wakiso is located on the Kampala–Hoima Highway, approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [3] The coordinates of the town are 00 24 00N, 32 28 48E (Latitude:0.4000; Longitude:32.4800). [4]
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical rainforest (Af). [5]
| Climate data for Wakiso | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.4 (81.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21 (70) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22 (72) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.9 (71.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.1 (62.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16 (61) | 16.3 (61.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.8) | 87 (3.4) | 133 (5.2) | 204 (8.0) | 147 (5.8) | 77 (3.0) | 69 (2.7) | 97 (3.8) | 109 (4.3) | 133 (5.2) | 150 (5.9) | 101 (4.0) | 1,377 (54.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 1112m) [5] | |||||||||||||
According to the national census records, Wakiso Town Council had a population of 21,096 in 1969. By the 1980 national census, the population had grown to 21,289. In 1991, the population of the town was enumerated at 1,777 people. [1]
In 2002, the census that year, enumerated the population at 20,073 and in 2014, that year's census put the population of Wakiso Town at 60,210. [1]
In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 63,500. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population at 87,900 people. Of these, 46,600 (53 percent) were females and 41,300 (47 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of Wakiso Town expanded at an average rate of 6.7 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020. [6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 21,096 | — |
| 1980 | 21,289 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1,777 | −91.7% |
| 2014 | 60,210 | +3288.3% |
| 2015 | 63,500 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 87,900 | +38.4% |
| source: [1] [6] | ||
The following points of interest are found in Wakiso or close to the town's borders: [4] (a) the headquarters of Wakiso District Administration (b) the offices of Wakiso Town Council (c) Wakiso Central Market and (d) Bunamwaya Stadium, a 5,000-seat stadium and home to the Vipers SC soccer club. [4]
The Kampala–Hoima Highway passes through the middle of town in a general northwest/southeast direction. [4]
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