| Official Name: | Rugaaga |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Isingiro District |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Western Uganda |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | -0.8278°N 31.0231°W |
| Elevation M: | 1435 |
Rugaaga is a town in Isingiro District in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
The town is located approximately 31km (19miles) southeast of Isingiro Town Council, the district capital.
Rugaaga is approximately 65km (40miles), by road, southeast of the city of Mbarara, the largest urban area in the Western Region of Uganda. This is about 260km (160miles), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.
The geographical coordinates of Rugaaga Town are 0°49'40.0"S, 31°01'23.0"E (Latitude:-0.827778; Longitude 31.023056).
Rugaaga Town Council simultaneously serves as the headquarters of Rugaaga Sub-county, in Bukanga County in Isingiro District. In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Rugaaga sub-county at 33,900. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the sub-county a 40,500 inhabitants, of whom 20,700 (51.1 percent) were female and 17,800 (48.9 percent) were male. UBOS calculated that the population in the sub-county grew at an average annual rate of 3.6 percent, between 2015 and 2020.[2]
The following additional points of interest lie within the town or near its edges: (a) the offices of Rugaaga Town Council (b) Rugaaga Health Center IV, administered by Isingiro District Administration on behalf of the Uganda Ministry of Health.
The Isingiro–Ntantamuki–Rakai Road passes through the middle of Rugaaga in a general north to south direction.
Gordon Babala Kasibante Wavamunno, a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist was born in Rugaaga in December 1943.[3]
Mull Sebujja Katende, a Ugandan diplomat who serves as the Ambassador of Uganda to the United States, was born here in February 1957.[4] [5]