Official Name: | Kyetume |
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 of Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mukono District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Mukono |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 0.3194°N 32.7694°W |
Elevation M: | 1143 |
Kyetume is a township in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda.
Kyetume is located within the town of Mukono (2014 population 161,996),[1] the headquarters of and largest urban center in the district. Kyetume is about 5km (03miles) south of Mukono's central business district.[2] The coordinates of Kyetume are 0°19'10.0"N, 32°46'10.0"E (Latitude:0.319444; Longitude:32.769444).
The following points of interest are located in Kyetume, or near its borders:
Kyetume has set up a community based health care service in order to combat issues such as Gender Based Violence Prevention.[4]
In Uganda, Gender Based Violence is one of the leading causes of female injury and due to the larger number of men in power most women are seen as powerless.
To combat this the Kytume Community-based Health Care Service has started to raise awareness for such violence.