Official Name: | Kaiso |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Kaiso Placement on map is approximate. |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Bunyoro sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Hoima District |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 1.53°N 30.9661°W |
Elevation M: | 640 |
Kaiso is a settlement in Western Uganda.
Kaiso is located on the eastern shores of Lake Albert, in Hoima District. It lies approximately 61km (38miles), by road, west of the district headquarters at Hoima, along the Hoima–Kaiso–Tonya Road.[1] This location is approximately 258km (160miles), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] The coordinates of Kaiso are:1°31'48.0"N, 30°57'58.0"E (Latitude:1.5300; Longitude:30.9661).
Kaiso lies in the oil-rich Albertine Graben. Tullow Oil, one of the international oil companies prospecting in the area has built social enterprise infrastructure in or near Kaiso, worth US$2.6 million, including Kyehoro Maternity Health Centre, Sebagoro Health Centre III, Kaiso Primary School, and Kyehoro Primary School.[3]