Kabulasoke is a town in
Gomba District in the
Central Region of
Uganda
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Location
The town is in Kabulasoke Sub-county, being one of the nine parishes in that administrative unit. Kabulasoke is approximately , by road, west of
Kanoni
Kanoni, also Kanoni, Gomba or Kanoni–Gomba, is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the commercial, administrative, and political headquarters of Gomba District.
Location
The town is located in Gomba District, in the Buganda Region ...
, the location of the district headquarters. This is approximately southeast of
Maddu, the nearest large town.
Kabulasoke is approximately , by road, southwest of
Kampala
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, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Kabulasoke are 0°09'25.0"N, 31°48'42.0"E (Latitude:0.156944; Longitude:31.811667). The average elevation of the town is about above
mean sea level
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Overview
In April 2015, MSS Xsabo Power Limited applied for a license to generate 20 megawatts of solar power from the then proposed
Kabulasoke Solar Power Station
The Xsabo Group’s Pilot Solar Power Plant in Kabulasoke, also known as Kabulasole Solar Power Station or Namulaba Solar Power Station, is a solar power plant in Uganda.
Location
The power station is in the Namulaba Village, Butiti Parish, K ...
, located in Namulasa Village, Butiti Parish, Kabulasoke Sub-County, Gomba District. The project was completed in December 2018, launching the start of a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Uganda. The plant will serve power to 5 million people in rural Uganda.
The
Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road
Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Mpigi in Mpigi District to Gombe in Butambala District, Kabulasoke and Maddu in Gomba District and Sembabule in Sembabule District. ...
passes through town. The town is also the location of Kabulasoke CORE Primary Teachers' College.
References
External links
Gomba Pupils Have No Roof - 31 March 2013
{{Gomba District
Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Gomba District