Kyenjojo Explained

Official Name:Kyenjojo
Other Name:Kyenjojo Municipality
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:Toro sub-region
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kyenjojo District
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014 Census
Population Total:23467
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:0.61°N 30.6442°W
Elevation M:1400

Kyenjojo is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kyenjojo District and the site of the district headquarters.

Location

Kyenjojo is at the intersection of two major highways. The Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road makes a T-junction with the Mubende–Fort Portal Road in the middle of town. The town is approximately 51km (32miles), by road, east of Fort Portal, the largest city in the Toro sub-region. This is approximately 245km (152miles), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 0°36'36.0"N, 30°38'39.0"E (Latitude:0.6100; Longitude:30.6442).

Population

In 2002, the national census estimated the population of the town at 15,040. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 20,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 20,900.[1] On 27 August 2014, the national population census put the population at 23,467.[2]

In 2015, the town's population was projected at 23,700. In 2020, the mid-year population of Kyenjojo Town Council was projected at 28,600. It was calculated that the population of he town increased at an average annual rate of 3.8 percent, between 2015 and 2020.[3]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest are within the town limits or close to the edges of town: the offices of Kyenjojo Town Council, the offices of Kyenjojo District Local Government, Kyenjojo central market, Kyenjojo General Hospital, a public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health and a mobile Branch of PostBank Uganda. Opportunity Bank Uganda and Centenary Bank also maintain branches in the town.[4]

See also

External links

0.61°N 30.6442°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estimated Population of Kyenjojo Town In 2002, 2010 And 2011 . . 7 July 2014 . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . 26 July 2022 . Achieved from the original on 7 July 2014 . Kampala, Uganda . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf . 7 July 2014 . dead.
  2. Web site: The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants . 27 August 2014 . 21 February 2015 . Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: Citypopulation.de . The population development of Kyenjojo Town Council in Western Region, Uganda . 14 June 2020 . Citypopulation.de . 26 July 2022.
  4. Web site: . 25 April 2005 . Centenary Bank opens branch in Kyenjojo . James Odomel . 26 July 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.