Kagadi is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative headquarters of Kagadi District.[2]
Kagadi | |
|---|---|
  Kagadi Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 00°56′28″N 30°48′39″E / 0.94111°N 30.81083°E | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Region | Western Region |
| Sub-region | Bunyoro sub-region |
| District | Kagadi District |
| Elevation | 3,870 ft (1,180 m) |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
• Total | 22,813[1] |
Location
editKagadi is in Buyaga County, approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) south-west of Hoima, the largest town in the Bunyoro sub-region.[3] This is approximately 245 kilometres (152 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4] The coordinates of the town are 0°56'28.0"N, 30°48'39.0"E (Latitude:0.941111; Longitude: 30.810833).[5]
Population
editThe 2002 national population census put the population of Kagadi at 13,568. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 20,600. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 21,600.[6] In 2014, the national census put the population at 22,813.[1]
Points of interest
editThe following points of interest lie within or close to the town limits:
- Offices of Kagadi District local government
- Offices of Kagadi Town Council
- Kagadi Hospital, a 120-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
- Mubende–Kakumiro–Kibaale–Kagadi Road joins the Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road in the middle of town.[7][8]
- Kagadi Private Hospital, a privately owned and administered healthcare facility
- Kagadi central market
- Hoima-Fort Portal highway, passing through the eastern suburbs of the town
- African Rural University
- kiraba Rock Hill
- St. Ambrose medical centre
- Nursing school
- Paradigm Institute of Business and Media Studies
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b UBOS (29 November 2014). "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 (UBOS). Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Fred Kiva, and Patrick Zimurinda (15 January 2011). "Museveni Grants Kakumiro and Kagadi District status". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Hoima And Kagadi With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Kagadi With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Location of Kagadi At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ UBOS (2012). "Estimated Population of Kagadi In 2002, 2010 and 2011" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Map Showing Confluence of Mubende–Kakumiro–Kibaale–Kagadi Road and Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ Barigaba, Julius (27 July 2017). "Hima pulls ahead in race for Uganda's large infrastructure projects". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 27 July 2017.