Maddu is a town in
Gomba District in the
Central Region of
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
.
Location
The town is in
Maddu sub-county, being one of the seven parishes in that administrative unit. The town is approximately , by road, northwest of
Kanoni
Kanoni, also Kanoni, Gomba or Kanoni–Gomba, is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the commercial, administrative, and political headquarters of Gomba District.
Location
The town is located in Gomba District, in the Buganda Region ...
, the site of the district's headquarters. The town is approximately west 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 Ruba ...
, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Maddu are 0°12'58.0"N 31°40'02.0"E (Latitude:0.216111; Longitude:31.667222).
Overview
The
Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road
Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Mpigi in Mpigi District to Gombe in Butambala District, Kabulasoke and Maddu in Gomba District and Sembabule in Sembabule District. ...
passes through town.
Economic activities;
Maddu is an agricultural community and Livestock forms the backbone of economic activity in the area.
Milk and meat are important products produced by medium and small scale farmers in the area. In 2008, it was estimated that the sub-county produced more than 50,000 liters of milk daily.
The produce is sold locally in the popular Friday cattle markets and also marketed to Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city about 135 kilometres (80 mi).
Prominent farms and ranches are located in areas of Kilasi (Katende Farm, Bitali family ranch), Kisozi YK Museveni farm and more towards Sembabule on one side, Buyanja and Kyayi on the other side.
The biggest challenges farmers face here are lack of modern model farms and processing plants, dry spells which lower productivity, long quarantines due to livestock diseases which makes sustainability of stock challenging due to increase production costs without income.
See also
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Buganda
Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, inclu ...
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Kabulasoke
Kabulasoke is a town in Gomba District in the Central Region of Uganda.
Location
The town is in Kabulasoke Sub-county, being one of the nine parishes in that administrative unit. Kabulasoke is approximately , by road, west of Kanoni, the locati ...
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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
External links
Maddu Elevation:
{{Gomba District
Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Gomba District