| Official Name: | Katosi |
| 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 Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mukono District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2015 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 16442 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 0.1528°N 32.8014°W |
| Elevation M: | 1133 |
Katosi is a town in the Mukono District of the Central Region of Uganda. The town is an urban center under Mukono District Administration.[1]
Katosi is located approximately 29km (18miles), by road, south-east of Mukono, the location of the district headquarters. This location is along the northern shore of Lake Victoria, approximately 52km (32miles), by road, southeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.
The geographical coordinates of Katosi are 0°09'10.0"N, 32°48'05.0"E (Latitude:0.152778; Longitude:32.801389). The town's average elevation is approximately 1133m (3,717feet) above sea level.
Traditionally, Katosi was a fishing village and a landing site for water craft transporting people and merchandise between Koome Island in Mukono District and the Buvuma Islands in neighboring Buvuma District and the mainland.[2] [3] During the last decade of the 20th century and in the first decade of the 21st century, Katosi became a major fishing center, with the majority of the catch exported to Europe and the Middle East. As the fishing village has increased in economic importance, the human population has increased as well.
Katosi has a high population of AIDS orphans and widows.[4]
In 2011, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), the government parastatal responsible for water supply and sanitation, announced plans to build a water treatment plant in Katosi, capable of supplying 120000m2 of purified water daily. The new water plant will cost approximately US$306 million and will supply mainly the rapidly growing towns of Mukono and Kira Town.[5] [6]
, the estimated population of Katosi was 16,442.[7]
The following points of interest lie within or near Katosi: