| Official Name: | Kikuube |
| Other Name: | Kikuube |
| 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 Region of Uganda |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bunyoro sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kikuube District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 18100 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 1.3328°N 31.2075°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 3,525 |
Kikuube is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kikuube District and the site of the district headquarters.[1]
Kikuube lies along the Hoima–Kabwoya Road, approximately 26km (16miles), southwest of the city of Hoima, the largest urban centre in the Bunyoro sub-region.[2] This is approximately 215km (134miles), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The geographical coordinates of Kikuube Town are:01°19'58.0"N, 31°12'27.0"E (Latitude:1.332778; Longitude:31.207500).[4]
In July 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS, estimated the mid-year population of the town at 18,100 people.[5]
Kikuube is the headquarters of Kikuube District, which became operational on 1 July 2018. The satellite map of the town shows places of worship of all major religions in the country; (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam, Seventh-day Adventist and Pentecostal). There is also a nursery school, a primary school and a secondary school in the town's neighborhood called Kaziranfumbi.[4]
Approximately 14km (09miles) south of Kikuube town, are the headquarters and main factory of Hoima Sugar Limited, a manufacturer of crystalline sugar from sugarcane. Opened in 2011, the company owns a nucleus sugarcane farm of about 3800ha, supported by sugarcane farms owned by smallholder farmer out-growers, measuring over 8000ha. The company employs nearly 600 direct employees and another 800 people indirectly. The registered pool of out-grower farmers exceeded 3,500, as of September 2020.[6]