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Country
  
Uganda

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Local time
  
Sunday 5:10 AM

District
  
Luweero District

Elevation
  
1,100 m

Ziroobwe

Region
  
Central Region of Uganda

Weather
  
18°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 94% Humidity

Ziroobwe is a town in Luweero District in the Central Region of Uganda. The correct phonetic spelling in the native Luganda language is "Ziroobwe".

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Map of Zirobwe, Uganda

Location

Ziroobwe is approximately 51 kilometres (32 mi), by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This is approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi), by road, southeast of Luweero, the site of the district headquarters. The coordinates of the town are 0°40'59.0"N, 32°42'04.0"E (Latitude:0.683056; Longitude:32.701111).

Population

In August 2012, the night-time population of the town was estimated at 5,000, swelling to an estimated 7,000 during working days.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest are found in or near the town of Ziroobwe:

  • Gayaza-Ziroobwe Road, ending here is this 37 kilometres (23 mi) road connecting Gayaza in Wakiso District to Ziroobwe in Luweero District.
  • Ziroobwe-Wobulenzi Road, beginning here and ending at Wobulenzi, about 24 kilometres (15 mi) to the west, on the Kampala-Gulu Highway
  • main campus of Bugema University, which is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), by road, south of Ziroobwe on the Gayaza-Ziroobwe Road.
  • Ziroobwe central market
  • offices of Ziroobwe Town Council
  • headquarters of Ziroobwe sub-county

    • References

    Ziroobwe Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA