Official Name: | Kamwenge |
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: | Toro sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kamwenge District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Population Total: | 19240 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 0.1861°N 30.4539°W |
Elevation M: | 1280 |
Kamwenge is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the site of the Kamwenge District headquarters.
Kamwenge is approximately 300km (200miles) west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] This is approximately 70km (40miles), by road, southeast of Fort Portal, the largest town in the Toro sub-region.[2] The coordinates of the town are 0°11'10.0"N, 30°27'14.0"E (Latitude:0.186111; Longitude:30.453889).
The 2002 population of Kamwenge was recorded at about 13,320 by the national population census. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 16,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 16,300.[3] During the 2014 national population census, the population was put at 19,240.[4]
The following additional points of interest lie within or close to the town: