Kayunga is a town in the
Central Region of
Uganda
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. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of
Kayunga District.
Location
Kayunga is approximately northeast of
Kampala
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, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-weather
tarmac highway.
It lies northwest of the city of
Jinja, Uganda's second industrial city, also on an all-weather tarmac highway.
The coordinates of the town are 0°42'12.0"N, 32°54'13.0"E (Latitude:0.703333; Longitude:32.903611).
Kayunga Town sits at an average elevation of above
average sea level.
Population
According to the last national population census of 2002, Kayunga town had a population of about 19,800. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 23,100. According to UBOS, the mid-year population was estimated at 23,600 in 2011.
In 2014, the national population census put the population at 26,588.
In 2015 UBOS estimated the population of Kayunga Town at 27,400. In 2020, he population agency estimated the id-year population at 30,000 people. Of these, 15,600 (52 percent) were females and 14,400 (48 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the growth rate of Kayunga's population to average 1.8 percent every year, between 2015 and 2020.
Points of interest
The following points of interest are located within or close to the town limits:
The offices of Kayunga Town Council and Kayunga District Administration are located in the center of town. Also located here are the head office of ''Kayunga Journalists Association'' and the headquarters of ''Rural Initiative for Development and Empowerment'' (RIDE-UGANDA), a
non-government organisation
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...
, as well as ''Kayunga Central Market''.
In the middle of town, is the 200-bed
Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital. The facility was renovated and expanded between 2018 and 2021, at a cost of USh70 billion (approx. US$20 million at that time).
The southern end of the
Kayunga–Galiraya Road is located in the centre of town. Also, the western end of
Kayunga–Busaana–Nabuganyi Road
Kayunga–Busaana–Nabuganyi Road in the Central Region of Uganda connects the town of Kayunga to the town of Nabuganyi, on the western bank of the Victoria Nile, adjacent to the Isimba Hydroelectric Power Station.
Location
The road start ...
is located in Kayunga.
The 183 megawatts
Isimba Hydroelectric Power Station is located , by road, northeast of the town of Kayunga.
References
External links
Kayunga Hospital Upgraded To Regional Referral HospitalAs of 29 December 2020.
{{Kayunga District
Kayunga District
Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Communities located on the Sezibwa River