Nakaseke

Nakaseke is a town in Nakaseke District in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal and commercial center of the district. However, the political and administrative capital in the district is Butalangu.[2]

This article is about the town in Uganda. For the district, see Nakaseke District.
Nakaseke
Nakaseke
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°43′48″N 32°24′54″E
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Region of Uganda
DistrictNakaseke District
Elevation
4,186 ft (1,276 m)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total8,600[1]

Location

Nakaseke is approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The road from Kampala to Wobulenzi, a distance of about 47 kilometres (29 mi),[4] is all-weather tarmac, with the last 19 kilometres (12 mi) to Nakaseke on a gravel-dirt road. The coordinates of the town are 0°43'48.0"N, 32°24'54.0"E (Latitude:0.7300; Longitude:32.4150).[5] Nakaseke Town sits at an average elevation of 1,276 metres (4,186 ft) above mean sea level.[6]

Overview

Nakaseke Town Council was carved out of Nakaseke sub-county and was demarcated in 2010. The town, in its early years, faces challenges related to physical planning.[7]

Most of the people in Nakaseke are Baganda, the largest ethnic group in the Central Region. An estimated 59.2 percent of the Nakaseke community is literate, which is largely limited to the Luganda language. A Primary Teachers' Training College has been built in Nakaseke. Nakaseke Hospital, a 120-bed public hospital owned by the Uganda Ministry of Health, is in Nakaseke town. The hospital is administered by the Nakaseke District Local Govrnment[8] The hospital is connected to other health units by a radio. The government of Uganda plans to build an industrial park in Nakaseke.[9]

Population

During the national census and household survey of 27 and 28 August 2014, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), enumerated the population of Nakaseke at 7,238 people.[10]

In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Nakaseke Town at 7,400. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-yea population of the town at 8,600. UBOS calculated the rate of population growth of Nakaseke Town to average 3.05 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.[1]

See also

References
  1. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Nakaseke Town" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. Jane Nafula, and Andrew Bagala (28 June 2006). "Uganda: Nakaseke Headquarters to Be in Butalangu, Otafiire Rules". Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. Google (18 January 2021). "Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Nakaseke Hospital, Nakaseke, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. Google (18 January 2020). "Distance Between Kampala, Uganda and Wobulenzi, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. Google (18 January 2021). "Location of Nakaseke Town, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. Fallingrain (18 January 2021). "Elevation of Nakaseke Town, Central Region, Uganda". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. Brian Luwaga (21 February 2017). "Nakaseke Town Council Operates Without Physical Plan". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  8. Brian Luwaga (5 November 2015). "Nakaseke Hospital Grapples with Increased Operational Costs". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  9. Nelson Wesonga and Dan Wandera (10 November 2015). "Nakaseke to be turned into industrial town- Museveni". Kampala: Uganda News Releases Quoting Daily Monitor. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (November 2014). "National Population and Housing Census 2014: Provisional Results: Appendix 3 - Households and Population by Subcounty/Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014" (Archived from the original on 10 January 2017). Kampala: Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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