Kanoni Explained

Official Name:Kanoni
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map Caption:Map of Uganda showing the location of Kanoni
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Region of Uganda
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gomba District
Leader Title:Member of Parliament
Leader Name:Mariam Najjemba
Population As Of:2014 Census
Population Total:12439
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:0.1728°N 31.9058°W
Elevation M:1242

Kanoni, also Kanoni, Gomba or Kanoni–Gomba, is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the commercial, administrative, and political headquarters of Gomba District.[1]

Location

The town is located in Gomba District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda, approximately 96km (60miles), southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] The town is located about 61km (38miles) west of Mpigi, the nearest large metropolitan area, along the Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road.[3] The town lies at an average elevation of 1242m (4,075feet), above sea level.[4] The coordinates of Kanoni are 0°10'22.0"N, 31°54'21.0"E (Latitude:0.172778; Longitude:31.905833).

Population

During the national population census and household survey, conducted on 27 August 2014, the population of Kanoni was enumerated at 12,439 people.[5]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within or close to the town limits include the tarmacked Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road, which passes through town, between Gombe and Kabulasoke.[6]

The offices of Kanoni Town Council and the headquarters of Gomba District Administration are located in the town.[6] A new radio station, (Gomba FM), started broadcasting in 2018, and Mubiru Motel, offers accommodation and meals.[6]

Kanoni has one public health care facility, Kanoni Health Centre III, one pharmacy and a number of drug shops, where those who can afford the cost, can obtain medication for their ailments.[6]

The town is home to several elementary schools, most of them private, and two secondary schools. There are four coffee processing factories in the town and one plastics manufacturing factory, Kanoni Plastic Works Company Limited (not operating as of September 2018).[6]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The making of a needy district . 25 August 2010 . 19 September 2018 . Archived from the Original . . Kampala . Independent Reporter . 11 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711071333/http://www.independent.co.ug/news/news-analysis/3378-the-making-of-a-needy-district .
  2. Web site: 19 September 2018 . 19 September 2018 . Globefeed.com . Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Kanoni-Gomba, Uganda . Globefeed.com.
  3. Web site: Distance between Mpigi, Uganda and Kanoni-Gomba, Uganda . 19 September 2018 . 19 September 2018 . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com.
  4. Web site: Kanoni, Gomba District: Estimated Terrain Elevation Above Sea Level . Geoview.info . 21 August 2015 . 21 August 2015 . Geoview.info .
  5. Web site: National Population and Housing Census 2014: Map 3: Distribution of Population by Sub-county; Gomba District, 2014 . 10 . 19 September 2018 . April 2017 . . Kampala . Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
  6. Web site: 19 September 2018 . 19 September 2018 . . Kampala . Moses . Muwulya . Tarmacked road gives Bobi Wine town facelift.