Lugazi

Lugazi is a town in the Buikwe District of the Central Region of Uganda. The town is also called "Kawolo", and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants.

This article is about the Ugandan town. For the Latvian settlement, see Lugaži.
Lugazi

Kawolo
Lugazi
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°22′08″N 32°56′25″E
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Region of Uganda
DistrictBuikwe District
Government
 • MayorTumwesigye Deo Mbabazi [1][2]
Elevation
1,204 m (3,950 ft)
Population
 (2014 Census)[3]
 • Total114,163

Location

The town is on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4] Its is approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi), by road, east of Mukono, the nearest large town, also on the highway between Kampala and Jinja.[5] The average elevation of the Lugazi is about 1,204 metres (3,950 ft).[6] The coordinates of Lugazi are 0°22'08.0"N, 32°56'25.0"E (Latitude:0.368889; Longitude:32.940278).[7]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its boundaries:

Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of Peace

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of Lugazi at 27,979. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 34,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 35,500.[8] In 2014, the national census put the population at 114,163.[3]

Sports

In 2012, a Little League baseball team from Lugazi qualified for the 2012 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This was the second ever team from Uganda to qualify and the first to make the trip to the USA.[9] The team that qualified in 2011 were denied visas by the State Department, therefore having to concede the MEA region title to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Lugazi is also the home of the Uganda Revenue Authority SC, a member of the Uganda Premier Soccer League.

See also

References
  1. Moses Odongo, and Sulaiman Matovu (3 August 2008). "Lugazi Residents Back Land Bill". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. Nalubwama, Jackie (29 October 2013). "Uganda: Who Owns Lugazi Town?". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. "UBOS (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. "Road Distance Between Kampala And Lugazi With Interactive Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. "Map Showing Mukono And Lugazi With Interactive Route Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. "Average Weather in Lugazi, Uganda, Year Round - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  7. Google (14 July 2015). "Location of Lugazi At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. UBOS (2011). "Estimated Population of Lugazi In 2002, 2010 & 2011" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. Communications Division (16 July 2012). "Lugazi Little League of Uganda Wins Regional Title, to be First African Team In Little League Baseball World Series". Little League Online. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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