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Country
  
Uganda

Climate
  
Aw

Local time
  
Thursday 3:06 AM

District
  
Bushenyi District

Elevation
  
1,560 m

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Weather
  
16°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 92% Humidity

Ishaka is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is one of the municipalities in Bushenyi District.

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Map of Ishaka, Uganda

Location

Ishaka is located in Igara County, in Bushenyi District, approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi), by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. This is about 6 kilometres (4 mi), west of Bushenyi, the location of the district headquarters. The coordinates of Ishaka are 0°32'42.0"S, 30°08'18.0"E (Latitude:-0.545006; Longitude:30.138343).

Overview

Ishaka is a town in Igara County, in Bushenyi District. Together with the neighboring town of Bushenyi, it forms the Bushenyi-Ishaka Metropolitan Area. It is the largest metropolis in the district. The district headquarters are located in Bushenyi. Kampala International University, one of the thirty one (31) universities in the country maintains its Western Campus in Ishaka. This campus houses KIU's medical school.

Population

In 2014, the national population census put the population of Bushenyi, including Ishaka, at 41,063.

Points of interest

The following points of interesr lie within the town limits or close to the town limits:

  • The offices of Ishaka Town Council
  • Ishaka Central Market - The largest source of fresh produce in the town
  • The Western Campus of Kampala International University (KIU), one of Uganda's private universities.
  • The confluence of the Ishaka–Kagamba Road, the Kikorongo–Ishaka Road and the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, in the middle of town.
  • Ishaka Adventist Hospital - A 110-bed community hospital affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • A branch of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited - The largest of Uganda's licensed commercial banks
  • A branch of Barclays Bank of Uganda - Uganda's third-largest commercial bank by assets
  • A branch of Finance Trust Bank
  • A branch of Pride Microfinance Limited - A Tier III Financial Institution

    • References

    Ishaka Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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