Kabale is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

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 the chief town of

Kabale District Kabale District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. Kabale hosts the district headquarters. It was originally part of Kigezi District, before the districts of Rukungiri, Kanungu, Kisoro, Rubanda and Rukiga and were excised to form se ...

, and the district headquarters are located there. Sometimes nicknamed “Kastone” as in the local language

Rukiga Kiga (also called ''Rukiga'', ''Ruchiga'', or ''Chiga'') is a Great Lakes Bantu language of the Kiga people (''Bakiga''). Kiga is a similar and partially mutually intelligible with the Nkore language. It was first written in the second half of t ...

, a “kabale” is a small stone.

Location

Kabale is located in the Kabale District of the

Kigezi sub-region Kigezi sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts: * Kabale District * Kanungu District * Kisoro District * Rukungiri District The area covered by the above districts constituted the former Kigezi District ...

. It is about , by road, southwest 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 Western Region of Uganda. This is approximately , by road, southwest of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

, Uganda's capital and largest city. The town lies above

sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardise ...

. The coordinates of Kabale are: 01 15 00S, 29 59 24E (Latitude:-1.2500; 29.9900).

Population

In 1969, the national census that year enumerated 8,234 people in Kabale Town. According to the national census of 1980, that population had grown to 21,469. In 1991, the census hat year enumerated 29,246 inhabitants. In the 2002 national census, Kabale had 41,344 residents. The 2014 national census and household survey enumerated 49,186 people. In 2020, the

Uganda Bureau of Statistics The Uganda Bureau of Statistics ("UBOS") is an agency of the Ugandan government. Formed by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998, the agency is mandated to "coordinate, monitor and supervise Uganda's National Statistical System". Locatio ...

(UBOS) estimated the mid-year population if the town at 53,200. UBOS calculated that the population of Kabale Town, grew at an average rate of 1.36 percent, annually, between 2014 and 2020.

Points of interest

The other points of interest within the town limits or close to the edges of town include the following: * headquarters of Kabale District Administration * offices of Kabale City Council * Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, a 250-bed public hospital administered by the

Uganda Ministry of Health The Ministry of Health is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system, including preventive, curative, and rehabilitative service ...

* branch of the National Social Security Fund * Kabale Currency Centre, a currency storage and processing facility owned and operated by the

Bank of Uganda The Bank of Uganda ( sw, Benki Kuu ya Uganda) is the central bank of Uganda. Established in 1966, by Act of Parliament, the bank is wholly owned by the government but is not a government department. History In 1979 and again in 1987, the Ba ...

, Uganda's

Central Bank A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union, and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central b ...

Kabale University Kabale University (KAB) is a public university in Uganda. Location The main campus of KAB is located on Kikungiri Hill, in Kabale Municipality, on of land donated by the Kabale District Administration. This location is off the Kabale-Katuna/ ...

, a government university * Kabale Airport, a civilian airport operated by Kabale Municipality * Kabale Campus of

Uganda Martyrs University Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) is a private University affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in Uganda. The University is owned by the Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Uganda. It is licensed by the Uganda National Council fo ...

* Kabale Golf Course * Rugarama Hospital 200 patient bed capacity Church of Uganda founded general Hospital * Rushoroza Hospital - 200 Patients bed capacity, manageged by the Catholic Church * Rushoroza Cathedral - seat of the Catholic diocese of Kabale, found in Kabale City *Radio Maria Uganda - Kabale Station, located on Rushoroza Hill * St Mary's College Rushoroza - Kabale, founded by the Catholic church * St Paul's Seminary Rushoroza - founded by the Catholic church

Impressions of Kabale

Notable people

* Peter Mugarura - Economist and Development Economics Specialist * Benon Fred Twinamasiko, Physicist, Makerere University *

Augustus Nuwagaba Augustus Nuwagaba is an international consultant on economic transformation. He is a wealth creation expert in Africa. He is qualified (MBA)in application of central bank monetary policy on commercial bank competitiveness. Prof. Nuwagaba has wor ...

, Social worker and academic * Edith Mary Bataringaya, activist and politician * Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile - Governor Bank of Uganda *

Ruhakana Rugunda Ruhakana Rugunda (born 7 November 1947) is a Ugandan physician and politician who had been Prime Minister of Uganda from 2014 to 2021. He held a long series of cabinet posts under President Yoweri Museveni beginning in 1986. He served as Uganda's ...

- Prime Minister of Republic of Uganda * Callistus Rubaramira - Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale ( la, Kabalen(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Kabale in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbarara in Uganda. History * February 1, 1966: Established as Diocese of Kabale from Diocese of Mbarara Leader ...

* Ian Mugisha, Life coach, Marriage counselor. * George Bagamuhunda - Bishop of the Church of Uganda Diocese of Kigezi * Ezra Suruma - Economist & Academic * Eli Nathan Bisamunyu - Politician and Historian

References

External links

Lake Bunyonyi & Kabale in Your Pocket
- A free downloadable booklet about

Lake Bunyonyi Lake Bunyonyi ("Place of many little birds") is in south-western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale, and it is close to the border with Rwanda. The lake appeared from 2004 to 2009 on the USh note under the title "Lake Bunyonyi and terraces" ...

and Kabale
Kabale Faces Shortage of Clean Water
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