Luweero Explained

Official Name:	Luweero
Other Name:	Luweero 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:	Central Region of Uganda
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Luweero District
Leader Title:	Mayor
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population As Of:	2020 Estimate
Population Total:	49100
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:	Religions
Coordinates:	0.8331°N 32.4994°W
Elevation M:	1100

Luweero is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Luweero District.^[1]

History

In 1982, in the Ugandan Civil War, Milton Obote's soldiers raided their village, from Kampala.

Location

Luweero is approximately 62km (39miles), by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on the highway to Masindi. The road is a busy, all-weather tarmac highway. The coordinates of the town are 0°49'59.0"N, 32°29'58.0"E (Latitude:0.833056; Longitude:32.499444).

Overview

Luweero is one of several municipalities in Luweero District.^[2]

Population

The population of the town of Luweero was estimated at 23,500 during the 2002 national census. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at approximately 28,800. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 29,500.^[3] During the national population census of 2014, the population was enumerated at 42,734.^[4]

In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Luweero Town at 43,700. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 49,100. Of these, 26,100 (53.2 percent) were females and 23,000 (46.8 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of Luweero Town increased at an average estimated rate of 2.4 percent per year, between 2015 and 2020.^[5]

Points of interest

In Luweero or near the town, there are several points of interest, including the following:

• Headquarters of Luweero District Administration
• Offices of Luweero Town Council
• Headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana–Luweero
• Headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist North Buganda station.(Seventh-day Adventist Church)
• Headquarters of the Anglican Luweero Diocese (Church of Uganda)
• Luweero Central Market
• Headquarters of Wekembe SACCO, a microfinance institution
• Kampala-Masindi highway, passing through the center of town in a north/south alignment
• Luweero-Kasana Health Centre IV, a public health facility.^[6]

See also

• Luwero Triangle
• List of cities and towns in Uganda

External links

• Profile of Luweero District
• Luweero Diocese (Church of Uganda)

Notes and References

1. Web site: CCTV Cameras Installed in Luweero Town Council, Busia . . 22 November 2020 . Bernard Bakalu and Gabriel Mukisa . 2 June 2021 . Kampala.
2. Web site: . Luweero teen pregnancies increase over street vending . 25 May 2021 . Dan Wandera . 2 June 2021 . Kampala.
3. Web site: 2012 . Estimated Population of Luweero In 2002, 2010 & 2011 . . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . 2 June 2021 . Kampala . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf . 2014-07-07 . Archived from the original on 7 July 2014.
4. 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 . Citypopulation.de . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . 23 February 2015 . Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
5. Web site: The population development of Luwero Town as well as related information and services . 14 Jun 2020 . Citypopulation.de . 2 June 2021 . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
6. Web site: Four critically injured after speeding taxi overturns in Luweero . . 2 April 2021 . Uganda Radio Network . 2 June 2021 . Kampala.