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Kasese is a town north of Lake George in the Western Region of Uganda. It originally grew around the copper mine at Kilembe, while attention later turned to cobalt mining. It is the chief town of Kasese District, and the district headquarters are located there. Kasese is also the largest town in the Rwenzururu region. Charles Mumbere, the
During the 1990s Kasese Town was one of the fastest growing municipalities in Uganda. The reasons for this rapid population growth include:
* Increased tourism - Kasese is the gateway to Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of the most popular in Uganda, and the Rwenzori National Park.
* Kilembe Mines employs a large number of workers; over 3,000 as of January 2015.
* Hima Cement Limited is another big employer located in Hima, approximately , by road, north of Kasese.
* Increased trade with the eastern districts of the DRC. The border town of Mpondwe is only south-west of Kasese.
The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its edges:
* Seat of Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu
* headquarters of Kasese District
* offices of Kasese town council
* Kasese central market
* branch of the National Social Security Fund
* Hima Cement Limited
* Kasese Airport
* Kilembe Cobalt Company Limited
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Kasese Leaders Question Omission from Elevated Cities
As of 29 May 2019.
Kasese municipality records major leap in revenue collections
As of 22 May 2021. {{Kasese District . Rwenzururu sub-region Cities in the Great Rift Valley Populated places in Western Region, Uganda
Omusinga of Rwenzururu
The Omusinga of Rwenzururu is the royal title given to the monarchs of the Kingdom of Rwenzururu. The title was technically held by Charles Mumbere for over 43 years after the first Omusinga, his father Isaya Mukirania, died in 1966. However, Mum ...
, maintains a palace in the town.
Location
Kasese is at the western end of the Uganda Railway to Kampala andTororo
Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District.
History
Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army's Air and Sea Battalion during the Uganda–Tanzania War ( ...
and is home to Kasese Airport. The city is near the Rwenzori Mountains and Queen Elizabeth National Park. Kasese is locate approximately , by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.
This is about , by road, north-east of Mpondwe, the border town at the international border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The coordinates of Kasese are 0°11'12.0"N, 30°05'17.0"E (Latitude:0.186667; Longitude:30.088050).
Population
The national census of 1969 enumerated the population of Kasese Town at 7,213 people. In 1980, the census that year put the population of the town at 9,917. In 1991, the national census numerated 18,750 inhabitants in Kasese. That population had increased to 85,697 people, according to the 2002 national census. On 27 August 2014, the census and national housing survey enumerated 101,065 people in Kasese Town Council. In 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of the town at 115,400 inhabitants. UBOS calculated that the population of Kasese Municipality increased at an average rate of 2.3 percent annually, between 2014 and 2020.Population dynamics
During the 1990s Kasese Town was one of the fastest growing municipalities in Uganda. The reasons for this rapid population growth include:
* Increased tourism - Kasese is the gateway to Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of the most popular in Uganda, and the Rwenzori National Park.
* Kilembe Mines employs a large number of workers; over 3,000 as of January 2015.
* Hima Cement Limited is another big employer located in Hima, approximately , by road, north of Kasese.
* Increased trade with the eastern districts of the DRC. The border town of Mpondwe is only south-west of Kasese.
Industry
Kasese Cobalt Company Limited (KCCL), located on the road from Kasese to Rubirizi just south of the central business district of Kasese, extracts cobalt from the sludge left after copper is extracted from the raw ore.Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its edges:
* Seat of Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu
* headquarters of Kasese District
* offices of Kasese town council
* Kasese central market
* branch of the National Social Security Fund
* Hima Cement Limited
* Kasese Airport
* Kilembe Cobalt Company Limited
* Kilembe Mines Kilembe Mines is a copper and cobalt mine in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Location
The mine is located in Kilembe, a suburb of the town of Kasese, in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains in the Western Regio ...
- Extraction of copper. Maintains a private hospital and a 5 megawatt mini-hydropower plant, Mubuku I Power Station, that supplies the town of Kasese.
* Kilembe Mines Hospital
Kilembe Mines Hospital, is a community hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.
Location
The hospital is located in the community of Kilembe, on the campus of Kilembe Mines, in Kasese District, about southwest of Fort Portal Regional Referr ...
- A 200-bed community hospital administered by Kilembe Mines Limited.
See also
*List of cities and towns in Uganda
This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the ...
* Kagando Hospital
Kagando Hospital, also known as Kagando Mission Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.
Location
The hospital is located in ''Kagando Village'', in Kasese District, Rwenzururu sub-region, at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mou ...
* Railway stations in Uganda
References
External links
Kasese Leaders Question Omission from Elevated Cities
As of 29 May 2019.
Kasese municipality records major leap in revenue collections
As of 22 May 2021. {{Kasese District . Rwenzururu sub-region Cities in the Great Rift Valley Populated places in Western Region, Uganda