Official Name: | Kazo |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Kazo. |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Ankole |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kazo |
Subdivision Type4: | County |
Subdivision Name4: | Kazo |
Subdivision Type5: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name5: | Kazo County |
Leader Title: | Parliament of Uganda |
Leader Name: | John Nasasira |
Population As Of: | 2012 Estimate |
Population Total: | 10200 |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | -0.0528°N 30.7569°W |
Elevation M: | 1300 |
Kazo is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the capital of Kazo District.
The town is approximately 85km (53miles), by road, north of Mbarara, the largest city in the Ankole sub-region.[1] It is about 275km (171miles), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] The coordinates of Kazo are 0°03'10.0"S, 30°45'25.0"E (Latitude:-0.052778; Longitude:30.756944).
The Nyakahita–Kazo–Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road passes through the middle of town.[3]
In 2012, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics projected the population of Kazo Municipality at 10,200.[4]