Sheema, also Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in the Western Region of

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. It is the largest municipality in

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 t ...

Location

Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately , by road, west of

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, the largest city in the

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. 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

. 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) The offices of Sheema Town Council (b) Kabwohe Central Market, the largest source of fresh produce in Kabwohe (c) A branch of

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(d) A branch of

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(e) Emmanuel Church, Kabwohe, a place of worship affiliated with the

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(e) The headquarters of Sheema District (f) Ankole Western University, a private university affiliated with Western Ankole Diocese of the

. (g) Nganwa High School, a secondary school administered by the Uganda Ministry of Education (h
Integrated Community Based Initiatives (ICOBI)
an NGO in Kabwohe and (i
Kabwohe Clinical Research Center (KCRC)
a research, development, and medical testing center.

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