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Coordinates: 01°19′58″N 31°12′27″E / 1.33278°N 31.20750°E / 1.33278; 31.20750
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This article is about the town. For the district of which it is headquarters, see Kikuube District.
Kikuube
Kikuube
Kikuube is located in Uganda
Kikuube
Kikuube
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 01°19′58″N 31°12′27″E / 1.33278°N 31.20750°E / 1.33278; 31.20750
Country Uganda
RegionWestern Region of Uganda
Sub-regionBunyoro sub-region
DistrictKikuube District
Elevation
3,525 ft (1,074 m)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
 • Total18,100

Kikuube is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kikuube District and the site of the district headquarters.[1]

Location

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Kikuube lies along the Hoima–Kabwoya Road, approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi), southwest of the city of Hoima, the largest urban centre in the Bunyoro sub-region.[2] This is approximately 215 kilometres (134 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The geographical coordinates of Kikuube Town are:01°19'58.0"N, 31°12'27.0"E (Latitude:1.332778; Longitude:31.207500).[4]

Population

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In July 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS, estimated the mid-year population of the town at 18,100 people.[5]

Overview

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Kikuube is the headquarters of Kikuube District, which became operational on 1 July 2018. The satellite map of the town shows places of worship of all major religions in the country; (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam, Seventh-day Adventist and Pentecostal). There is also a nursery school, a primary school and a secondary school in the town's neighborhood called Kaziranfumbi.[4]

Approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kikuube town, are the headquarters and main factory of Hoima Sugar Limited, a manufacturer of crystalline sugar from sugarcane. Opened in 2011, the company owns a nucleus sugarcane farm of about 3,800 hectares (9,400 acres), supported by sugarcane farms owned by smallholder farmer out-growers, measuring over 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres). The company employs nearly 600 direct employees and another 800 people indirectly. The registered pool of out-grower farmers exceeded 3,500, as of September 2020.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Robert Atuhairwe (1 April 2018). "Sh15.3b Budget for proposed Kikuube district passed". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Road Distance Between Hoima And Kikuube, Western Uganda". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Kikuube". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Location of Kikuube Town, Uganda". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ Moses Kyeyune (26 September 2020). "Kikuube turns to sugarcane growing as they wait for oil". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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