Ntungamo
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Ntungamo is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Ntungamo District and the site of the district headquarters.[1]
Geography
Ntungamo is about Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of the city of Mbarara, the largest city in Uganda's Western Region.[2] It is approximately Script error: No such module "convert"., by road, northeast of Kabale City, along the Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road.[3] The coordinates of the town are 0°52'55.0"S, 30°15'55.0"E (Latitude:-0.881944; Longitude:30.265278).[4]
Overview
Ntungamo is a growing town, located on the Mbarara-Kabale highway. A tarmacked road branches off at Ntungamo to lead to Rukungiri. The town, as of November 2013, was grappling with rapid growth, sanitation, and water supply issues.[5]
Population
The 2002 national census put the population of the town at 13,320. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 16,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 16,400.[6] In 2014, the national population census conducted in August that year put the population at 18,854.[7]
In 2015, the population of Ntungamo Municipality was projected at 31,700. In 2020, the mid-year population of the town was projected at 38,800. It was calculated that the population of Ntungamo Town grew at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.[8]<templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within or close to the town limits:[4]
- The offices of Ntungamo Town Council
- Ntungamo Central Market
- Karegyeya Rock Shelter
- Itojo Hospital, a 120-bed public hospital owned by the Uganda Ministry of Health, and administered by the Ntungamo District Local administration. It is located Script error: No such module "convert"., northeast of Ntungamo, on the Mbarara-Kabale Road.
- The Ntungamo-Rukungiri Road, an all-tarmac road, starting here and ending in Rukungiri, Script error: No such module "convert". to the northwest[9]
- The Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road passes through the town in a general north to south direction.
- 99.3 Radio Ankole, a local radio station broadcasting in Ntungamo and neighboring districts in Runyankore/Rukiga, Kinyarwanda and English
Notable people
- Eriya Kategaya, politician and lawyer, born raised and buried here
- Janet Museveni, politician and wife of president Yoweri Museveni, born here in 1948
- Yoweri Museveni, military general and politician, president of Uganda since 1986; he and his wife maintain a home in the town[1]
See also
References
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External links
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