Lugazi
| Lugazi Kawolo |
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 Lugazi
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| Coordinates: 0°23′00″N 32°55′27″E / 0.3833333°N 32.92417°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Central Uganda |
| District | Buikwe District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Deo Tumwesige[1] |
| Elevation | 3,950 ft (1,204 m) |
| Population (2011 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 35,500 |
Lugazi is a town in Buikwe District, in Central Uganda. The town is also called Kawolo, and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants.
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[edit] Location
The town is situated in Buikwe District, on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [2] Its location is approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi), by road, east of Mukono, the nearest large town, also on the highway between Kampala and Jinja[3] The coordinates of the town are:00 23 00N, 32 52 27E. The average elevation of the Lugazi is about 1,204 metres (3,950 ft).
[edit] Landmarks
The landmarks in Lugazi include:
- The offices of Lugazi Town Council
- The headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi
- Lugazi Central Market
- The headquarters of the Mehta Group in Uganda
- Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL) - a member of the Mehta Group
- Ugma Engineering Corporation Limited - a member of the Mehta Group
- Cable Corporation Limited - a member of the Mehta Group
- Uganda Hortech Limited - a member of the Mehta Group
- University of Military Science and Technology - A university owned and administered by the Uganda Ministry of Defence
- Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga - located 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi), by road, west of downtown Lugazi
- Kawolo Hospital - 200 bed public hospital, administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
- Lugazi Golf Course - Located on the grounds of Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited
- A branch of Barclays Bank
- A branch of Stanbic Bank
- A branch of Pride Microfinance Limited
- A branch of Uganda Finance Trust Limited
- A branch of the National Social Security Fund
- The Kampala-Jinja Highway - The highway passes through the center of town in an East to West direction
[edit] Population
The 2002 national census estimated the population of Lugazi at 27,979. In 2008, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of the town at 32,700.[4] In 2011, UBOS estimated the population of Lugazi at about 35,500.[5]
[edit] See also
- Mehta Group
- University of Military Science and Technology
- Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga
- Central Region, Uganda
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Coordinates: 00°23′00″N 32°55′27″E / 0.3833333°N 32.92417°E
