Kikuube is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kikuube District and the site of the district headquarters.[1]
Kikuube
Kikuube | |
|---|---|
  Kikuube Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 01°19′58″N 31°12′27″E / 1.33278°N 31.20750°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Western Region of Uganda |
| Sub-region | Bunyoro sub-region |
| District | Kikuube District |
| Elevation | 3,525 ft (1,074 m) |
| Population (2020 Estimate) | |
• Total | 18,100 |
Location
editKikuube lies along the Hoima–Kabwoya Road, approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi), southwest of the city of Hoima, the largest urban centre in the Bunyoro sub-region.[2] This is approximately 215 kilometres (134 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The geographical coordinates of Kikuube Town are:01°19'58.0"N, 31°12'27.0"E (Latitude:1.332778; Longitude:31.207500).[4]
Population
editIn July 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS, estimated the mid-year population of the town at 18,100 people.[5]
Overview
editKikuube is the headquarters of Kikuube District, which became operational on 1 July 2018. The satellite map of the town shows places of worship of all major religions in the country; (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam, Seventh-day Adventist and Pentecostal). There is also a nursery school, a primary school and a secondary school in the town's neighborhood called Kaziranfumbi.[4]
Approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kikuube town, are the headquarters and main factory of Hoima Sugar Limited, a manufacturer of crystalline sugar from sugarcane. Opened in 2011, the company owns a nucleus sugarcane farm of about 3,800 hectares (9,400 acres), supported by sugarcane farms owned by smallholder farmer out-growers, measuring over 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres). The company employs nearly 600 direct employees and another 800 people indirectly. The registered pool of out-grower farmers exceeded 3,500, as of September 2020.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Robert Atuhairwe (1 April 2018). "Sh15.3b Budget for proposed Kikuube district passed". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Hoima And Kikuube, Western Uganda". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Kikuube". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Location of Kikuube Town, Uganda". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Moses Kyeyune (26 September 2020). "Kikuube turns to sugarcane growing as they wait for oil". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
External links
edit- Hoima Sugar loses 13 sq miles as NEMA toughens on Bugoma land takeover As of 20 August 2020.