Official Name: | Kabulasoke |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing location of Kabulasoke |
Coordinates: | 0.1575°N 31.8117°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | Districts |
Subdivision Name3: | Gomba District |
Leader Title: | Member of Parliament |
Leader Name: | Mariam Najjemba |
Elevation M: | 1222 |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Kabulasoke is a town in Gomba District in the Central Region of Uganda.
The town is in Kabulasoke Sub-county, being one of the nine parishes in that administrative unit.[1] Kabulasoke is approximately 15km (09miles), by road, west of Kanoni, the location of the district headquarters. This is approximately 22km (14miles) southeast of Maddu, the nearest large town.
Kabulasoke is approximately 112km (70miles), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Kabulasoke are 0°09'25.0"N, 31°48'42.0"E (Latitude:0.156944; Longitude:31.811667). The average elevation of the town is about 1222m (4,009feet) above mean sea level.[2]
In April 2015, MSS Xsabo Power Limited applied for a license to generate 20 megawatts of solar power from the then proposed Kabulasoke Solar Power Station, located in Namulasa Village, Butiti Parish, Kabulasoke Sub-County, Gomba District.[3] The project was completed in December 2018, launching the start of a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Uganda. [4] The plant will serve power to 5 million people in rural Uganda. [5]
The 135km (84miles) Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road passes through town. The town is also the location of Kabulasoke CORE Primary Teachers' College.[6]