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Sheema
Sheema, also Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest municipality in Sheema District. Location Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately , by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. This is about east of Ishaka. The coordinates of the town are:0°34'52.0"S, 30°22'46.0"E (Latitude:-0.581111; Longitude). The elevation of the Kibingo neighborhood in Sheema Municipality is , above sea level. Overview Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in Sheema District. It includes the neighborhoods of Kabwohe, Itendero and Kibingo, where the district headquarters are located. Sheema Town was created on 1 July 2018, by carving it out of ''Sheema North Constituency''. Population In 2014 the national census put the population of Sheema Municipality (Kibingo-Kabwohe-Itendero), at 80,735 people. Points of interest The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabwohe
Sheema, also Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest municipality in Sheema District. Location Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately , by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. This is about east of Ishaka. The coordinates of the town are:0°34'52.0"S, 30°22'46.0"E (Latitude:-0.581111; Longitude). The elevation of the Kibingo neighborhood in Sheema Municipality is , above sea level. Overview Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in Sheema District. It includes the neighborhoods of Kabwohe, Itendero and Kibingo, where the district headquarters are located. Sheema Town was created on 1 July 2018, by carving it out of ''Sheema North Constituency''. Population In 2014 the national census put the population of Sheema Municipality (Kibingo-Kabwohe-Itendero), at 80,735 people. Points of interest The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elioda Tumwesigye
Elioda Tumwesigye is a Ugandan politician, physician, and epidemiologist who has served as minister of science, technology and innovation in the cabinet of Uganda since June 2016. From March 2015 until June 2016, he served as the minister of health. Tumwesigye has been the elected member of parliament representing Sheema Municipality in Sheema District, since 2018. From 25 July 2013 to 28 February 2015, he served as state minister for health (general duties). He was promoted to minister of health on 1 March 2015, taking a slot left vacant since 18 September 2014. Background and education Tumwesigye was born in Sheema District on 5 April 1964 to Yekonia and Edinance Kasyamutwe. He was their second child. He attended Ntare School for his O-Level education, graduating in 1981, and for his A-Level studies where he was elected Head Boy and later graduated in 1984 as the third best performing student in the country. He obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheema District
Sheema District is a district in Western Uganda. Location Sheema District is bordered by Buhweju District to the north, Mbarara District to the east, Ntungamo District to the south, Mitooma District to the southwest and Bushenyi District to the west. Kibingo, where the district headquarters are located, lies approximately , by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in Ankole sub-region. The coordinates of the district are:00 32S, 30 24E. Overview Sheema District was created by Act of the Ugandan Parliament, and it became operational on 1 July 2010. Prior to that the district was known as ''Sheema County'' and was part of Bushenyi District. The district is part of Ankole sub-region. The districts that compose Ankole sub-region include the following districts: 1. Buhweju District 2. Bushenyi District 3. Ibanda District 4. Isingiro District 5. Kiruhura District 6. Mitooma District 7. Ntungamo District 8. Rubirizi District Rubirizi District is a district in Western Uganda. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibingo, Uganda
Kibingo is a town in Western Uganda. It is the location of the district headquarters of Sheema District. Location Kibingo is located on the main Mbarara-Bushenyi Road, approximately , by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in Ankole sub-region. This location lies approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of the town are:0°34'12.0"S, 30°24'54.0"E (Latitude:-0.5700; Longitude:30.4150). Overview Kibingo is one of the towns in Sheema District, the others being: * Kabwohe * Sheema * Kamushoko * Mushanga Points of interest The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town: * The headquarters of Sheema District Administration * The offices of Kibingo Town Council * Kibingo Central Market * The Mbarara-Bushenyi Highway - The highway passes through the town in an east to west direction. See also *Sheema District *Ankole sub-region *Western Region, Ugand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankole Western University
Ankole Western University is an Anglican institution of higher learning in Uganda. It is owned and administered by the Western Ankole Diocese of the Church of Uganda. Location The university is located in the town of Kabwohe, in Sheema District, Western Uganda. This location is approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The approximate coordinates of the university are:0°34'28.0"S, 30°22'44.0"E (Latitude:-0.574444; Longitude:30.378889). History The resolution by the Anglican mission to start a tertiary institution of learning in Western Ankole was made in 2002. It was further resolved that the institution be situated at Kabwohe Hill. Ultimately, the institution would be called Ankole Western University. In order to build up to university status, the institution is named the Ankole Western Institute of Science and Technology. In December 2005, the institute admitted the first batch of students to study for the Diploma in Education (Prim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Region, Uganda
The Western Region of Uganda is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the Western region's population was . Districts As of 2010, the Western Region contained 26 districts: Geography The Western Region borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west and the Northern tip of Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ... as well as Tansania in the South. It is home to the Songora people. External links Google Map of the Western Region of Uganda References {{Districts of Uganda Regions of Uganda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Uganda
As of 17 November 2020, Uganda is divided into 136 districts and the capital city of Kampala, which are grouped into four administrative regions. Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units. This decentralization is intended to prevent resources from being distributed primarily to chief towns and leaving the remainder of each district neglected. Each district is further divided into Counties of Uganda, counties and municipalities, and each county is further divided into Sub-counties of Uganda, sub-counties. The head elected official in a district is the chairperson of the Local Council (Uganda), Local Council five (usually written with a Roman numeral V). Below are population figures from the 2014 census (tables show population figures for districts that existed in 2014). __NOTOC__ Districts created since 2015 In September 2015, the Parliament of Uganda created 23 new districts, to be phased in over the next four years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbarara–Ishaka Road
Mbarara–Ishaka Road is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Mbarara in Mbarara District with Ishaka in Bushenyi District. Location The road starts in Mbarara, the largest city in Western Uganda, extending westwards through Kabwohe and Bushenyi to end at Ishaka, a distance of about . The coordinates of the road near Kabwohe are 0°34'46.0"S, 30°23'31.0"E (Latitude:-0.579453; Longitude:30.391942). Overview This road is a major transport corridor in the sub-region and for traffic from the sub-region to the urban centers of Mbarara and further east, Masaka and Kampala. This road was last renovated between September 1987 and December 1994, with loans from the World Bank. See also *List of roads in Uganda The following is a list of the national roads in Uganda, which are under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority. The list is not exhaustive. National roads See also * Economy of Uganda * Transport in Uganda *Kinshasa Highway .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankole Sub-region
Ankole sub-region is a region in the Western Region of Uganda that consists of the following districts: * Buhweju District * Bushenyi District * Ibanda District * Isingiro District * Kazo District * Kiruhura District * Mbarara District * Mbarara City * Mitooma District * Ntungamo District * Rwampara District * Rubirizi District * Sheema District The area covered by the above districts constituted the traditional Ankole Kingdom. Milton Obote abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda in 1967. When Yoweri Museveni re-established them in 1993, Ankole did not re-constitute itself. The sub-region is home mainly to the Ankole ethnic group. The people of Ankole are called Banyankole (singular: Munyankole). The Banyankole speak Runyankole, a Bantu language. Runyankole is very similar to Rukiga, spoken by the people of the neighboring Kigezi sub-region. According to the 2014 national census, the Ankole sub-region was home to an estimated 2.56 million people at that time. See also * Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride Microfinance Limited
Pride Microfinance Limited (PMFL), is a microfinance deposit-taking institution (MDI) in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. PMFL provides financial services to that segment of the Ugandan population who are not served or are unable to access financial services through Ugandan commercial banks. PMFL's focus are the micro, small, and medium size entrepreneurs. As an MDI, PMFL is a Tier III Financial Institution. It is therefore prohibited from dealing in foreign exchange and cannot issue checking accounts. , the institution's total assets were valued at approximately US$56.84 million (UGX:147.4 billion), with shareholders' equity of approximately US$18.1 million (UGX:46.97 billion). As of December 2013, Pride Microfinance employed 585 people and served 373,667 customers. History PMFL was founded in 1995 as a non-governmental organization with the support of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. Its major obj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Uganda
The Church of Uganda is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 37 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop. Each diocese is divided into archdeaconries, each headed by a senior priest known as an archdeacon. The archdeaconries are further subdivided into parishes, headed by a parish priest. Parishes are subdivided into sub-parishes, headed by lay readers. As of the 2014 Census, 32% of Ugandans consider themselves affiliated with the church, down from 36.7% at the 2002 Census. According to a peer-reviewed study in the ''Journal of Anglican Studies'' published in 2016 by the ''Cambridge University Press'', the Church of Uganda has more than 8 million members and approximately 795,000 active baptised members. Archbishop The current primate and metropolitan archbishop is Stephen Kaziimba, who was enthroned in March 2020. The Diocese of Kampala is the fixed episcopal see of the archbishop, but unlike many other fixed metropolitica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Uganda
The flag of Uganda ( Ugandan Languages: ''Bendera ya Uganda'') was adopted on 9 October 1962, the date that Uganda became independent from the British Empire. It consists of six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom); a white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the national symbol, a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist's side. During the colonial era the British used a British Blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge, as prescribed in 1865 regulations. Buganda, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in the colony of Uganda, had its own flag. However, in order to avoid appearing to give preference to one region of the colony over any other, the British colonial authorities selected the crane emblem for use on the Blue ensign and other official banners. History When the Democratic Party ruled the country, a design for flag was proposed. It had vertical stripes of green-blue-green, separated by narrower yellow stripes, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
