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District
  
Sembabule District

Elevation
  
1,280 m

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Local time
  
Monday 6:13 AM

Sembabule

Region
  
Weather
  
18°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 92% Humidity

Sembabule is a town in Sembabule District in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of the district and the site of the district headquarters.

Contents

Map of Sembabule, Uganda

Location

Sembabule is approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi), by road, northwest of Masaka, the largest city in the sub-region. This is approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the town are 0°04'48.0"S, 31°27'36.0"E (Latitude:-0.0800; Longitude:31.4600).

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of the town to be 4,010. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 4,700. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 4,800.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within town or near the town limits:

  • offices of Sembabule Town Council
  • Sembabule central Market
  • Bigo bya Mugenyi, a prehistoric human settlement, dating back to the Iron Age, circa (1200–1000 BC)
  • References

    Sembabule Wikipedia


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