Kisoro is a town in the Western Region of

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. It is the chief town of

Kisoro District Kisoro District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Kisoro is the site of the district headquarters. Education Metropolitan International University in a secular private university licensed and accredited by National Co ...

and the site of the district headquarters.

Location

Kisoro is approximately , by road, west of

Kabale Kabale is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Kabale District, and the district headquarters are located there. Sometimes nicknamed “Kastone” as in the local language Rukiga, a “kabale” is a small stone. Lo ...

, the largest city in 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. ...

. 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 R ...

, the capital of Uganda and the country's largest city. Kisoro is east of Rumangabo and the Virunga Mountains in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

(DRC). The geographical coordinates of Kisoro are 1°17'06.0"S, 29°41'06.0"E (Latitude:-1.2850; Longitude:29.6850). Kisoro Town Council sits at an average elevation of , above

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Overview

Kisoro is located under the peaks of the Mufumbiro Mountains, which are part of the Virunga Mountains and home to rare

mountain gorillas The mountain gorilla (''Gorilla beringei beringei'') is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN as of 2018. There are two populations: One is found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central ...

. Mountain scenery,

Lake Mutanda Lake Mutanda is a small freshwater lake in Uganda. Location The lake is located in Kisoro District in southwestern Uganda, approximately north of the town of Kisoro, where the district headquarters are located. This location is approximately , ...

, colorful markets, and volcano trekking also are available for visitors to Kisoro. It is the nearest town to the

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is a national park in southwestern Uganda. It was created in 1991 and covers an area of . Geography Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in the Virunga Mountains and encompasses three inactive volcanoes, name ...

and is an access town for those traveling to

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or the DRC for gorilla tracking in the

Volcanoes National Park Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda. It covers of rainforest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, namely Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo. It borders Virunga N ...

or the

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Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of Kisoro at 11,330. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 12,700 in 2010. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 12,900. In 2014, the national population census estimated the population at 17,561.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest are located within the town limits or near its edges: * offices of Kisoro Town Council * Kisoro central market *

Kisoro Airport Kisoro Airport is an airport serving the town of Kisoro in Uganda and nearby Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. It is in extreme southwestern Uganda, north of the Rwanda border, and approximately by air south ...

, administered by the

Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is the government agency responsible for licensing, monitoring, and regulating civil aviation matters. It is administered by the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport. Location The authority's head of ...

* Kisoro District Hospital, a 160-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 ...

* Lake Mutanda, located approximately , by road, north of Kisoro. *

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) is in southwestern Uganda. The park is part of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and is situated along the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge o ...

, for viewing mountain gorillas * ''Voice of Muhabura'' a local radio station that broadcasts on 88.9 FM. The radio streams live a
Vomuhabura Online
in Rufumbira (a local dialect synonymous to Kinyarwanda), Rukiga, English and Swahili. It serves over 6 million people. A street in Kisoro town.JPG, A street in Kisoro town Kisoro mosque.JPG, Kisoro mosque Kisoro town.JPG, Kisoro town Mountain Muhabura.JPG, Mountain Muhabura Residential neighbourhood in Kisoro town.JPG, Residential neighbourhood in Kisoro town Street in kisoro.JPG, Street in kisoro Gardens in Kisoro.JPG, Gardens in Kisoro A hill in Kisoro.JPG, A hill in Kisoro National Water offices Kisoro.JPG, National Water offices Kisoro Neighbourhood in Kisoro.JPG, Neighbourhood in Kisoro

Photos

Photo of downtown KisoroPanoramic View of Kisoro TownAnother View of Kisoro

References

External links

Google Map of Kisoro Town
{{coord, 01, 17, 06, S, 29, 41, 06, E, region:UG_type:city, display=title Kigezi sub-region Kisoro District Populated places in Western Region, Uganda