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Kagadi

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Country
  
Uganda

Sub-region
  
Bunyoro sub-region

Elevation
  
1,180 m

Region
  
Western Uganda

District
  
Kibaale District

Local time
  
Friday 7:22 PM

Kagadi

Weather
  
24°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 65% Humidity

Kagadi is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main commercial center in Kibaale District. The district headquarters, however, are in Kibaale.

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Map of Kagadi, Uganda

Location

Kagadi is in Buyaga County, approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) southwest of Hoima, the largest town in the Bunyoro sub-region. This is approximately 245 kilometres (152 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are:0°56'28.0"N, 30°48'39.0"E (Latitude:0.941111; Longitude: 30.810833).

Population

The 2002 national population census put the population of Kagadi at 13,568. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 20,600. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 21,600. In 2014, the national population census put the population at 22,813.

Points of interest

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

  • Offices of Kagadi Town Council
  • Kagadi Hospital, a 120-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
  • Kagadi Private Hospital, a privately owned and administered healthcare facility
  • Kagadi central market
  • Hoima-Fort Portal highway, passing through the eastern suburbs of the town
  • Kagadi Kibaale Community Radio, a community non-profit radio station
  • African Rural University
  • References

    Kagadi Wikipedia