Official Name: | Kalangala |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kalangala District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 Estimate |
Population Total: | 5200 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | -0.3214°N 32.2919°W |
Elevation M: | 1220 |
Kalangala is a town in Kalangala District in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the headquarters of the district.
Kalangala is on the northern shore of Bugala Island, the largest of the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria. It is approximately 60km (40miles), across water, southwest of Entebbe.[1] The coordinates of the town are0°19'17.0"S, 32°17'31.0"E (Latitude:-0.321389; Longitude:32.291944).
Kalangala is on the northern beach of Bugala Island, which constitutes the bulk (68.5 percent) of the land mass of Kalangala District.[2]
The 2002 national census estimated the population of the town at 2,950. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 4,900. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 5,200.[3]
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: