Kamuli is a town in the Eastern Region of

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. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of

Kamuli District Kamuli District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kamuli is the site of the district headquarters. Location Kamuli District is bordered by Buyende District to the north, Luuka District to the east, Jinja District to th ...

, and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.

Location

Kamuli is approximately , by road, north of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region, on an all weather

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road. This is about , by road, west of

Mbale Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region. Location Mbale is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capita ...

, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region. The coordinates of Kamuli Town are 0°56'42.0"N, 33°07'30.0"E (Latitude:0.9450; Longitude:33.1250).

Population

According to the 2014 national census and population survey, the population of Kamuli Municipality was 58,984. In July 2020, the

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, estimated the mid-year population of the town at 67,800.

Administration

The town is administered by a Municipal Council headed by a mayor. There is an elected Municipal Council of fifteen councillors. The annual budget for the municipality in the 2019/2020 financial year that ended on 30 June 2020 was UGX:6,921,343,000 (US$1,908,570).

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its borders: 1. The headquarters of Kamuli District Administration 2. The offices of Kamuli Town Council 3. Kamuli Central Market 4.

Kamuli Mission Hospital Kamuli Mission Hospital, is a hospital in Kamuli District, in Eastern Uganda. It is a private, community hospital, serving the town of Kamuli and surrounding areas of Kamuli District. The hospital is sometimes referred to as Lubaga Mission Hosp ...

, a 160-bed

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, owned by the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja ( la, Gingian(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Jinja in the Ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda. History * June 10, 1948: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kampala from the Apostolic Vica ...

Kamuli General Hospital Kamuli General Hospital, also Kamuli District Hospital or Kamuli Government Hospital is a hospital in Kamuli, in Kamuli District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is a public hospital, owned by the Ugandan Government and is administered by th ...

, a 100-bed public hospital, owned by the

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, which serves as the district hospital for

and surrounding communities. 6.

Kamuli Sugar Limited Kamuli Sugar Limited (KSL), is a sugar-manufacturing company in Uganda. Location The factory and company headquarters are located on the Jinja-Kamuli-Mbulamuti Road, about south of the town of Kamuli, where the district headquarters are located ...

, a sugar factory located approximately south of Kamuli, along the Kamuli-Mbulamuti Road.

Notable people

Rebecca Kadaga Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga (born 24 May 1956) is a Ugandan lawyer and politician who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda from 19 May 2011 until 21 May 2021. She currently serves as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda. She conc ...

, politician

References

External links

Is Kamuli Drifting from Its Plan? Published 19 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2014
{{Kamuli District Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Kamuli District Busoga fi:Kamuli