Ishaka is a town in the Western Region of

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

. It is one of the municipalities in

Bushenyi District Bushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located. Location Bushenyi District is bordered by Rubirizi District to the n ...

Location

Ishaka is located in Igara County, in Bushenyi District, approximately , by road, west of

Mbarara Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, ...

, the largest city in the

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. This is about , west of

Bushenyi Bushenyi is a town in Western Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Bushenyi District and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town, in keeping with the practice in most of the districts in the country. Loca ...

, 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

. Together with the neighboring town of

, it forms the

-Ishaka Metropolitan Area. It is the largest metropolis in the district. The district headquarters are located in

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, one of the thirty-one universities in the country maintains its Western Campus in Ishaka. This campus houses Kampala International University's medical school.

Population

In 2014, the national population census put the population of

, including Ishaka, at 41,063.

Points of interest

The following points of interest 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

, one of Uganda's private universities. * The confluence of the

Ishaka–Kagamba Road The Ishaka–Kagamba Road is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Kagamba in Ntungamo District with Ishaka in Bushenyi District. Location The road starts at Kagamba, west of Ntungamo, on the road to Rukungiri, and ...

, the

Kikorongo–Ishaka Road Kikorongo–Ishaka Road is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Kikorongo in Kasese District with Ishaka in Bushenyi District. Location This road starts at Kikorongo, on the Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road. I ...

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

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- The largest of Uganda's licensed

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s * A branch of

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- Uganda's third-largest commercial bank by assets * A branch of Finance Trust Bank * A branch of

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- A Tier III Financial Institution * Prostitutes. Ishaka has a lot of young women doing prostitution in bars. These attract a lot of men to the town. The town is currently being led by mayor Kamugasha Jakson who was the first to head the municipality on its creation.

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