Kaliro

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Kaliro is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kaliro District and the site of the district headquarters.

Location

Kaliro is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". north of Iganga, the nearest large town, on an all-weather tarmacked road.[1] This is approximately Script error: No such module "convert"., by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] The coordinates of the town are 0°53'42.0"N, 33°30'18.0"E (Latitude:0.8950; Longitude:33.5050).[3]

Population

In 2002, the national population census estimated the town's population at 39,900. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 13,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 13,700.[4] In 2014, the national census put the population at 16,796.[5]

Administration

Kaliro is led by an elected mayor and elected town council. As of 2017, the mayor is Sam Gamutambuli.[6]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its borders:

  • Zibondo’s palace - The palace of Ezekieri Tenywa Wako Zibondo IX, Isebantu (King) of Busoga from 15 March 1893 until 18 April 1952, is located less than Script error: No such module "convert". east of the central business district of Kaliro. The palace was built in 1930.
  • Buguge historical site - The site is located about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Kaliro in Saaka Parish, Namwiwa sub-county. The site is believed to have been the settlement of the first Lamogi (Chief) from the Babiito rulers of the Biito Dynasty of Bunyoro. At the site are two graves, located Script error: No such module "convert". apart, said to be of the first Lamogi (Chief) and his escort (Mukama) from the Biito Dynasty of Bunyoro
  • offices of Kaliro Town Council
  • Kaliro central market
  • National Teachers' College Kaliro, one of the five government teacher training institutions for secondary school teachers.

See also

References

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