| Official Name: | Hima |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Uganda |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rwenzururu sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kasese District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2019 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 14700 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 0.2906°N 30.1775°W |
| Elevation M: | 982 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Aw |
Hima is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is an industrial town, involved primarily in the manufacture of cement.[1]
Hima is located in Kitswamba Parish, Busongora County, Kasese District, in Western Uganda. The town lies along the Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road, approximately 23.5km (14.6miles), by road, northeast of Kasese, the largest town in the Rwenzururu sub-region. This is approximately 57km (35miles), by road, southwest of Fort Portal, the nearest large city. The coordinates of the town are:0°17'26.0"N, 30°10'39.0"E (Latitude:0.290556; 30.177500). Hima sits at an average elevation of 982m (3,222feet) above mean sea level.[2]
The 2002, the national population census gave the population of Hima at 7,075 people. In 2014, the national population census and household survey, enumerated the towns population at 13,135. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population in 2019, at 14,700.[3] The table below illustrates the same data in a tabular format.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7,075 | |
| 2014 | 13,135 | |
| 2019 | 14,700 |
The town is the headquarters of Hima Cement Limited, the second-largest manufacturer of cement in Uganda, producing about 1700000tonne annually.[4] Hima Cement is a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, a Swiss conglomerate, that manufactures building materials, with subsidiaries in about 80 countries around the globe, with about 72,500 employees.[4] Hima Cement is the largest employer in town, with 320 permanent employees and about 200 contractors at the company headquarters. The company maintains two production lines at Hima, with combined production capacity at this site of 850000tonne of cement powder. The company maintains another factory at Tororo, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, with equivalent production capacity.[1] [5]
The Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road passes through the town in a north to south direction. The nearest airport is Kasese Airport, located approximately 23.5km (14.6miles), south of town.