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Kasese is a town in the Western Region of
During the 1990s Kasese Town was one of the fastest growing municipalities in Uganda. The reasons for this rapid population growth include:
* Increased tourism - Kasese is the gateway to Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of the most popular in Uganda, and the Rwenzori National Park.
* Kilembe Mines employs a large number of workers; over 3,000 as of January 2015.
* Hima Cement Limited is another big employer located in Hima, approximately , by road, north of Kasese.
* Increased trade with the eastern districts of the DRC. The border town of Mpondwe is only south-west of Kasese.
The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its edges:
* Seat of Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu
* headquarters of Kasese District
* offices of Kasese town council
* Kasese central market
* branch of the National Social Security Fund
* Hima Cement Limited
* Kasese Airport
* Kilembe Cobalt Company Limited
* Kilembe Mines - Extraction of copper. Maintains a private hospital and a 5-megawatt mini-hydropower plant, Mubuku I Power Station, that supplies the town of Kasese.
* Kilembe Mines Hospital - A 200-bed community hospital administered by Kilembe Mines Limited.
Kasese Leaders Question Omission from Elevated Cities
As of 29 May 2019.
Kasese municipality records major leap in revenue collections
As of 22 May 2021. {{Kasese District . Rwenzururu sub-region Cities in the Great Rift Valley Populated places in Western Region, Uganda
Kasese is a town in the Western Region of Uganda
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. It is the capital of Kasese District. Kasese is also the largest town in the Rwenzururu region. In 2020 it had an estimated population 115,400. It lies north of Lake George and east of Rwenzori Mountains
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.
Location
Kasese is located approximately west fromKampala
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, Uganda's capital and largest city, north-east of Mpondwe, a town at the international border between Uganda
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and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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(DRC).
The coordinates of Kasese are 0°11'12.0"N, 30°05'17.0"E (Latitude:0.186667; Longitude:30.088050).
Climate
Population
The national census of 1969 enumerated the population of Kasese Town at 7,213 people. In 1980, the population census that year put the population of the town at 9,917. In 1991, the national census numerated 18,750 inhabitants in Kasese. That population had increased to 85,697 people, according to the 2002 national census. On 27 August 2014, the census and national housing survey enumerated 101,065 people in Kasese Town Council. In 2020, theUganda Bureau of Statistics
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Locatio ...
(UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of the town at 115,400 inhabitants. UBOS calculated that the population of Kasese Municipality increased at an average rate of 2.3 percent annually, between 2014 and 2020.
Population dynamics
During the 1990s Kasese Town was one of the fastest growing municipalities in Uganda. The reasons for this rapid population growth include:
* Increased tourism - Kasese is the gateway to Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of the most popular in Uganda, and the Rwenzori National Park.
* Kilembe Mines employs a large number of workers; over 3,000 as of January 2015.
* Hima Cement Limited is another big employer located in Hima, approximately , by road, north of Kasese.
* Increased trade with the eastern districts of the DRC. The border town of Mpondwe is only south-west of Kasese.
Industry
Kasese Cobalt Company Limited (KCCL), located on the road from Kasese toRubirizi
Rubirizi, sometimes spelled Rubiriizi, is a town in Rubirizi District, Ankole sub-region, Western Uganda. The town is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Rubirizi District. The district is named after the town.
Locat ...
just south of the central business district of Kasese, extracts cobalt from the sludge left after copper is extracted from the raw ore.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its edges:
* Seat of Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu
* headquarters of Kasese District
* offices of Kasese town council
* Kasese central market
* branch of the National Social Security Fund
* Hima Cement Limited
* Kasese Airport
* Kilembe Cobalt Company Limited
* Kilembe Mines - Extraction of copper. Maintains a private hospital and a 5-megawatt mini-hydropower plant, Mubuku I Power Station, that supplies the town of Kasese.
* Kilembe Mines Hospital - A 200-bed community hospital administered by Kilembe Mines Limited.
See also
*List of cities and towns in Uganda
This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the ...
* Kagando Hospital
* Railway stations in Uganda
References
External links
Kasese Leaders Question Omission from Elevated Cities
As of 29 May 2019.
Kasese municipality records major leap in revenue collections
As of 22 May 2021. {{Kasese District . Rwenzururu sub-region Cities in the Great Rift Valley Populated places in Western Region, Uganda