Official Name: | Kalule |
Other Name: | Kalule Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kalule in Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Luweero District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2010 Estimate |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 0.64°N 32.53°W |
Elevation M: | 1180 |
Kalule is a town in Luweero District in Central Uganda.
Kalule located approximately 38km (24miles), by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on the highway to Masindi.[1] The coordinates of the town are: 00 38 24N, 32 31 48E (Latitude:0.6400; Longitude:32.5300).
Kalule is one of the municipalities in Luweero District, the others being:
Kalule is a rapidly expanding metropolitan area. It is a market town that attracts agricultural produce from farmers in Bbowa, Katende and Kayindu. There are large pig farms in Kwese, a suburb of Kalule. Merchandise that does not find market in Kalule is sent to markets farther south, including to Kampala, the largest city in Uganda, and the capital of the country.
The population of Kalule is not publicly known, as of November 2010.
In Kalule or near the town there are several landmarks, including the following: