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

Location

Sheema lies on the

Mbarara–Ishaka Road Mbarara–Ishaka Road is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Mbarara in Mbarara District with Ishaka in Bushenyi District. Location The road starts in Mbarara, the largest city in Western Uganda, extending westwards ...

, approximately , by road, west of

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, Nyakay ...

, the largest city in the sub-region. This is about east of

Ishaka Ishaka is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is one of the municipalities in Bushenyi District. Location Ishaka is located in Igara County, in Bushenyi District, approximately , by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-regio ...

. 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 of Uganda. It is the largest municipality in Sheema District. Location Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately , by road, west of Mbarara, the largest ci ...

, Itendero and

Kibingo The Central Province ( sw, Kati, ) was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya (''see maps''). The ...

, where the district headquarters are located. Sheema Town was created on 1 July 2018, by carving it out of ''Sheema North Constituency''.

Population

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

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (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 Church of Uganda (e) The headquarters of Sheema District (f)

Ankole Western University Ankole Western University is an Anglican institution of higher learning in Uganda. It is owned and administered by the Western Ankole Diocese of the Church of Uganda. Location The university is located in the town of Kabwohe, in Sheema District ...

, a private university affiliated with Western Ankole Diocese of the Church of Uganda. (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.

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