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Mbarara
Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakayojo Division. It is the main commercial centre of most of south western districts of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters. In May 2019, the Uganda's cabinet granted Mbarara a city status, which started on 1 July 2020. Location Mbarara is an important transport hub, lying west of Masaka on the road to Kabale, near Lake Mburo National Park. This is about , by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and oldest city. The coordinates of the Mbarara central business district are 00 36 48S, 30 39 30E (Latitude:-0.6132; Longitude:30.6582). The city lies at an average elevation at about above sea level. City Wards The city has a total of 23 wards spread across 6 divisions and 2 constituencies Population In 2002, the nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbarara University Of Science & Technology
Mbarara University of Science & Technology (MUST), commonly known as Mbarara University, is a public university in Uganda. Mbarara University commenced student intake and instruction in 1989. It is one of the ten public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country. MUST is accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education. Location The university has two campuses: * The Mbarara Campus is in the town of Mbarara, on the Mbarara-Kabale Highway, approximately southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the university campus are . * The Kihumuro Campus is in the suburb of Kihumuro, approximately , by road, west of Mbarara's central business district along the Mbarara-Bushenyi Road. The campus sits on of land, away from city noise. Once construction is completed, it will house all university faculties and institutes except the College of Health Sciences, which will remain at the Mbarara Campus. The Uganda government ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbarara Hospital
Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mbarara Hospital, is a hospital in Mbarara in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the region and specifically for the districts of Mbarara, Bushenyi, Ntungamo, Kiruhura, Ibanda, and Isingiro. The hospital serves as the teaching hospital for the Mbarara University of Science and Technology. Location The hospital is in Mbarara District, Ankole sub-region and is located within the central business district of the city. This location is approximately , by road, west of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Masaka. This is approximately , by road, southwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The geographical coordinates of Mbarara Hospital are0°36'59.0"S, 30°39'32.0"E (Latitude:-0.616389; Longitude:30.658889). Overview Mbarara Hospital is a public hospital, founded by the Uganda Ministry of Health, and general care in the hospital is free. It is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi
Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi alias Etaara is a Ugandan politician, teacher, and journalist. He is the mayor of Mbarara City, One of the largest cities in South Western Uganda. Background and education At a tender age, his parents migrated to the current Kazo district in a village called Kantaganya, Kanoni subcounty , later joined Kantaganya primary school where he completed his primary seven. He then joined Makobore High School in Rukungiri for secondary education but because of school fees problems, he dropped out in Senior Three and joined Nyakagyeme Secondary School which was affordable and its where he completed Uganda Certificate of Education. Thereafter he joined Rugarama Secondary School in Ntungamo District for Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, and there after enrolled for a Diploma in Secondary Education at National Teachers’ College, Kabale, graduating in 1998.Meanwhile, when he started getting some good money, in 2012 he enrolled for Bachelor of Social Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayanja Memorial Hospital
Mayanja Memorial Hospital (MMH), is a private, not-for-profit hospital in Mbarara, the largest city in the Western Region of Uganda. Location The hospital is located in the neighborhood of Nyamityobora, in Kakoba Division, approximately , by road, southwest of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, in the city's central business district. The geographical coordinates of Mayanja Memorial Hospital are: 0°36'57.0"S, 30°39'41.0"E (Latitude:-0.615833; Longitude:30.661389). Overview MMH is an urban, private, not-for-profit, community hospital that serves the population of Mbarara and surrounding districts. The hospital aims to address the gap in healthcare delivery in the country and to serve that segment of Uganda's population that has been seeking the missing services from outside Uganda. The hospital is owned and operated by ''Mayanja Memorial Hospital Foundation'', a Ugandan Non-governmental organization. The affairs of the hospital are directed by a Board of Directors. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamukuzi Division
{{unreferenced, date=March 2015 Kamukuzi Division is one of the six divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality. The six divisions that make up Mbarara are, Nyamitanga Division, Kamukuzi Division Kakoba Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division and Nyakayojo Division. Location Kamukuzi Division is located in Mbarara Municipality, it covers the northern part of Central Business District. It is located north of the Central Business District, bordering with Kakoba Division in the East, Nyamitanga Division in the South, Kakiika Division in the North and the West and Nyakayojo Division in the South west. Overview Kamukuzi is the 2nd smallest division in size in Mbarara Municipality with 1,610 hectares, 2nd to Kakoba which has 1,308 hectares. Kamukuzi Division covers part of the Central Business District with streets of Makhan Singh street, Bwana Victor street, Stanley road and Ntare road. The division also contains the following neighbourhoods Kamukuzi hill, Ruharo hill, Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakiika Division
Kakiika Division is one of the six administrative divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality in Uganda. The six divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality include, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Kakoba Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division and Nyakayojo Division. Location The Coordinates of Kakiika Division are Latitide: 0° 34' 10.7" (0.5696°) south Longitude: 30° 40' 27.2" (30.6742°) east Average elevation: 1,438 meters (4,718 feet) It borders with Kakoba Division and Kamukuzi Division in the south, Biharwe Division in the west, Rubaya and Rwanyamahembe Subcounties of Mbarara District in the North, Bubaare Subcounty of Mbarara District in the West and Nyakayojo Division in the South West. Overview The Division was annexed to Mbarara Municipality on 1 July 2014 together with Biharwe Division and Nyakayojo Division it is developing on a higher rate than the other two since its near the Central Business District. It contains the following neighbourh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyakayojo Division
Nyakayojo Division is one of the six administrative divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality. The six divisions that make Mbarara Municipality include, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Kakoba Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division and Nyakayojo Division. Location The coordinates of Nyakayojo Division are Latitide: 0° 38' 1" (0.6336°) south Longitude: 30° 36' 47" (30.6131°) east Average elevation: 1,422 meters (4,665 feet) Nyakayojo Division borders with Isingiro District and Nyamitanga Division in the East, Bubaare subcounty of Mbarara District in the North, Kakiika Division in the Northeast, Mwizi subcounty in the South, Bugamba and Rugando subcounties of Rwampara District in the west. Overview Nyakayojo Division was added to Mbarara Municipality on 1 July 2014 together with Kakiika Division and Biharwe Division. The Mbarara Kabale road transverses through Nyakayojo. The division is a home to a famous secondary school called Nyakayojo Secondary Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biharwe Division
Biharwe Division is one of the six administrative divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality of Western Uganda. The six divisions that make Mbarara Municipality include, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Kakoba Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division and Nyakayojo Division. Location Biharwe Division borders with Kiruhura District in the east, Kakiika Division in the West and south, and Rubaya Subcounty of Mbarara District in the North. Overview Biharwe Division was added to Mbarara Municipality on 1 July 2014 together with Nyakayojo Division and Kakiika Division. The Division contains mainly farmers with its headquarters at Biharwe. The area is also a home to the football club Biharwe F.C. The neighborhoods with in the division include: Biharwe town Kamatarasi, Kishasha, Katojo, Nyabuhama, Nyaruhanga, Nyakinengo, Rwemikunyu, Rwenjeru, Kibwera and Migamba. Population The 2014 National Population and housing census found the population of Biharwe Division at 21, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyamitanga Division
Nyamitanga Division is one of the six administrative divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality. The six divisions that make Mbarara Municipality include, Kamukuzi Division Nyamitanga Division, Kakoba Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division and Nyakayojo Division. Location Nyamitanga Division is located west and south of the central business district. It is situated along River Rwizi which separates the division from the Eastern divisions of the city. It borders with Kamukuzi Division and Kakoba Division in the north, Masha and Birere subcounties of Isingiro District in the south, and Nyakayojo Division in the west. Nyamitanga Division has size of approximately 2,229 hectares The division consists of the neighborhoods of Katete Katete is a medium-sized town in the Eastern Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of Katete District. The town is at the foot of rocky hills which lie to its east, including Mpangwe Hill and Kangarema Hill, which rise to 1600 m. The hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Region, Uganda
The Western Region of Uganda is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the Western region's population was . Districts As of 2010, the Western Region contained 26 districts: Geography The Western Region borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west and the Northern tip of Rwanda as well as Tansania in the South. It is home to the Songora people The Songora or Shongora (''pl.'' Basongora, ''sing.'' Musongora) also known as "Bacwezi", "Chwezi", ''Huma'' or "Bahuma") are a traditionally pastoralist people of the Great Lakes region of Central Africa located in Western Region, Uganda and Ea .... External links Google Map of the Western Region of Uganda References {{Districts of Uganda Regions of Uganda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala and whose language Luganda is widely spoken throughout the country. From 1894, the area was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom, which established administrative law across the territory. Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo National Park is a national park located in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District near Mbarara in Uganda. Location Lake Mburo National Park is located in Kiruhura District in the Western Region of Uganda, about east of Mbarara and about by road west of Kampala. History Lake Mburo was originally gazetted in 1933 as a controlled hunting area and upgraded to a game reserve in 1963. The region was settled by Banyankole Bahima pastoralists who traditionally herd Ankole cattle, and still do. The residents continued to graze their cattle in the reserve, a situation decried by western conservationists, who termed them "invaders" in 1981, but were expelled from their lands after it was upgraded to national park status in 1983, as hoped for by some in the West. The Obote government's upgrade decision was intended, in part, to weaken the Banyankole, who supported anti-Obote rebels. It came at the time of the Operation Bonanza massacre of 300,000 people during the Ugandan Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
