Sheema, also Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in the Western Region of

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. It is the largest municipality in

Sheema District Sheema District is a district in Western Uganda. Location Sheema District is bordered by Buhweju District to the north, Mbarara District to the east, Ntungamo District to the south, Mitooma District to the southwest and Bushenyi District to ...

Location

Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately west of

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, the largest city in the

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. This is about east of Ishaka. The coordinates of the town are:0°34'52.0"S, 30°22'46.0"E (Latitude:-0.581111; Longitude). The elevation of the Kibingo neighborhood in Sheema Municipality is , above sea level.

Overview

Sheema Municipality is an urban centre in

. It includes the neighborhoods of

Kabwohe Sheema, also Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest municipality in Sheema District. Location Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately west of Mbarara, th ...

, Itendero and Kibingo, where the district headquarters are located. Sheema Town was created on 1 July 2018, when it was carved out of ''Sheema North Constituency''.

Population

In 2014, the national census put the population of Sheema Municipality (Kibingo-Kabwohe-Itendero), at 80,735 people.

People

Agather Atuhaire, born here around 1988, was a whistle blower on government corruption.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within or close to the town limits: (a) The offices of Sheema Town Council (b) Kabwohe Central Market, the largest source of fresh produce in Kabwohe (c) A branch of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (d) A branch of Pride Microfinance Limited (e) Emmanuel Church, Kabwohe, a place of worship affiliated with the

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(e) The headquarters of Sheema District (f) Ankole Western University, a private university affiliated with Western Ankole Diocese of the

. (g) Nganwa High School, a secondary school administered by the Uganda Ministry of Education (h
Integrated Community Based Initiatives (ICOBI)
an NGO in Kabwohe and (i
Kabwohe Clinical Research Center (KCRC)
a research, development, and medical testing center.

References

External links

About Ankole Western University
{{Sheema District Populated places in Western Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Sheema District Ankole sub-region