Kiruhura, Uganda Explained

Official Name:	Kiruhura
Mapsize:	150px
Pushpin Map Caption:	Map of Uganda showing the location of Kiruhura
Pushpin Map:	Uganda
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Uganda
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Western Region
Subdivision Type2:	Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:	Ankole sub-region
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Kiruhura District
Leader Title:	Mayor
Population As Of:	2020 Estimate
Population Total:	6900
Utc Offset:	+3
Coordinates:	-0.2147°N 30.77°W

Kiruhura is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Kiruhura District and the site of the district headquarters.

Location

Kiruhura is approximately 69km (43miles), by road, northeast of Mbarara, the largest city in the Ankole sub-region.^[1] It is approximately 265km (165miles), by road, south-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.^[2] The coordinates of the town are 0°12'53.0"S, 30°46'12.0"E (Latitude:-0.214709; Longitude:30.769999).

Population

In 2002, the national population census put the town's population at about 10,240. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 13,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 14,000.^[3] In 2012, UBOS projected the town's population at 14,300.^[4] In 2020, UBOS estimated the midyear population of Kiruhura Town at 6,900, of whom 3,600 (52.2 percent) were male and 3,300 (47.8 percent) were females.^[5]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within or close to the town limits:

• Kiruhura Town Hall, the building housing the town council offices^[6]
• Rushere Community Hospital, a 200-bed community hospital affiliated with the Church of Uganda,^[7] located approximately 8km (05miles), by road, south-east of Kiruhura^[8]
• Rwakitura State House, the country home of President Yoweri Museveni, is located in Rwakitura, 32km (20miles), by road north-east of Kiruhura.^[9]

See also

• Ankole sub-region
• Kazo, Uganda
• Rushere, Uganda
• Sanga Town

External links

• Road Construction Project Breeds Misers In Kiruhura

-0.21°N 30.83°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Distance between Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda and Kiruhura, Western Region, Uganda . 22 March 2016 . Globefeed.com (GFC) . 22 March 2016 . GFC.
2. Web site: 22 March 2016 . Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Kiruhura, Western Region, Uganda . Globefeed.com (GFC) . 22 March 2016 . GFC.
3. Web site: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) . Estimated Population of Kiruhura In 2002, 2010 And 2011 . 7 June 2014 . UBOS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf . 7 July 2014 .
4. Web site: Kiruhura District Local Government Statistical Abstract . June 2012 . 22 March 2016 . Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) . UBOS . PDF . Kampala.
5. Web site: 14 June 2020 . Estimated Population of Kiruhura Town Council As of 1 July 20120 . Citypopulation.de . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . 25 December 2020.
6. Web site: 22 March 2016 . . Kiruhura Town Clerk Asked to Plan Town Well . 1 February 2010 . Abdulkarim . Ssengendo . Kampala.
7. Web site: 22 March 2016 . Janet Urges Medics On Infection Prevention . . 8 May 2007 . Anne . Mugisa. Kampala.
8. Web site: 22 March 2016 . GFC . Distance between Kiruhura, Western Region, Uganda and Rushere Community Hospital, Nyabushozi, Western Region, Uganda . 22 March 2016 . Globefeed.com (GFC).
9. Web site: 22 March 2016 . 22 March 2016 . GFC . Distance between Kiruhura, Western Region, Uganda and Rwakitura Kraal, Nyabushozi, Western Region, Uganda . Globefeed.com (GFC).