Lugazi is a town in the
Buikwe District
Buikwe District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Buikwe, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Buikwe District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja District to the ...
of the
Central Region of
Uganda
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. The town is also called "Kawolo", and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants.
Location
The town is on the
Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately by road, east of
Kampala
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, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is approximately , by road, east of
Mukono
Mukono Town is a municipality in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is administered by the Mukono Town Council. The district headquarters are located in this town.
Location
Mukono Municipality is 21 km east of ...
, the nearest large town, also on the
Kampala–Jinja Highway
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. Lugazi sits at an average elevation of , above
mean sea level
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. The coordinates of Lugazi are 0°22'08.0"N, 32°56'25.0"E (Latitude:0.368889; Longitude:32.940278).
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its boundaries:
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* offices of Lugazi Town Council
* headquarters of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi ( la, Lugasien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lugazi in the ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda.
History
* November 30, 1996: Established as Diocese of Lugazi from the Metropolitan Archdi ...
* Lugazi central market
* headquarters of the
Mehta Group
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in Uganda
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University of Military Science and Technology
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, which is owned and administered by the
Uganda People's Defence Force
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Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga
Mt. St. Mary's College Namagunga is an all-girl boarding secondary school located in Mukono District in Uganda. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi.
Location
The school is on the Kampala–Jinja Highway, approxima ...
, located , by road, west of downtown Lugazi in
Mukono District
Mukono is one of the districts in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mukono is home to the district's main commercial center and district headquarters.
Location
Mukono District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja Distric ...
* Kawolo Hospital, a 200-bed public hospital administered by the
Uganda Ministry of Health
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* Lugazi Golf Course, which is located on the grounds of SCUL
* branch of the
National Social Security Fund (Uganda)
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Kampala-Jinja Highway, passing through the center of town in an east/west configuration
Population
The 2002 national census estimated the population of Lugazi at 27,979. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 34,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 35,500. In 2014, the national census put the population at 114,163.
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Sports
In 2012, a Little League baseball team from Lugazi qualified for the
2012 Little League World Series
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in
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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. This was the second ever team from Uganda to qualify and the first to make the trip to the USA.
The team that qualified in
2011
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were denied visas by the State Department, therefore having to concede the
MEA region title to
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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.
Lugazi is also the home of the
Uganda Revenue Authority SC
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Histor ...
, a member of the Uganda Premier Soccer League.
See also
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi ( la, Lugasien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lugazi in the ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda.
History
* November 30, 1996: Established as Diocese of Lugazi from the Metropolitan Archdi ...
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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 ...
References
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Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Buikwe District