Mityana, is a town in the
Central Region of
Uganda
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. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of
Mityana District
The Mityana District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The district was created in 2005, by taking the Mityana and Busujju counties from Mubende District. Mityana is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
The Mityana Distri ...
, and the district headquarters are located there.
Location
Mityana is approximately , by road, 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 ...
, Uganda's capital and largest city.
This is approximately , by road, east of
Mubende
Mubende is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mubende District and is the location of the district headquarters.
Location
Mubende is approximately , by road, west of Kampal ...
, along the ''Kampala–Fort Portal Road''. Mityana is about halfway between Kampala and Mubende, along an all-weather
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Engineered surfaces
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highway that links Uganda's capital with the city of
Fort Portal
Fort Portal or Kabarole is a city located in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and historically of the Toro Kingdom.
Location
Fort Portal in Kabarole District is located approximately by road, west of Kampal ...
in the
Western Region.
The geographical coordinates of Mityana are 0°23'58.0"N, 32°02'36.0"E (Latitude:0.399444,
Longitude:32.043333).
The average elevation of the town is above
mean sea level
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.
Overview
As of January 2020, Mityana town covers an area of .
The topography consists of gentle slopes with open, U-shaped valleys. The plateau landscape is advantageous to real estate developers because they do not incur many expenses for clearance of building sites. In July 2013, the town was added to the list of urban centers serviced by the
National Water and Sewerage Corporation
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is a water supply and sanitation company in Uganda. It is wholly owned by the government of Uganda.
Location
The company, as of July 2018, was in the final stages of construction of its new hea ...
. Since then, NWSC has expanded service to other areas of Mityana District.
Population
In 2002, the national census estimated the population of Mityana town to be 34,100. In 2010, the
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
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Location ...
(UBOS) estimated the population at 38,700. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 39,300.
In August 2014, the national population census put the population of Mityana, as presently (February 2021), 95,428 people. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of he town at 105,200. The population agency calculated the annual population growth rate of Mityana to average 1.68 percent, between 2014 and 2020.
Points of interest
The following points of interest are located near or within the town limits:
1. The offices of Mityana Town Council
2. Mityana Central Market
3. The headquarters of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiyinda–Mityana
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiyinda–Mityana ( la, Kiyindaën(sis) – Mityanaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Kiyinda and Mityana in the Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda.
History
* July 17, 1981: Established as D ...
4.
Mityana General Hospital, a 120-bed public hospital administered by the
Uganda Ministry of Health
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5. The headquarters of Kolping Mityana Women's Project, a
Tier IV financial institution
6.
Lake Wamala
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, with the northern shores located approximately southwest of downtown Mityana
7.
Kampala
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Mubende
Mubende is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mubende District and is the location of the district headquarters.
Location
Mubende is approximately , by road, west of Kampal ...
highway, passing through the center of town in a northwest/southeast direction
8. Mityana Secondary School, a public residential secondary school with 26 dormitories
9. William Mukasa Primary School, a mixed day and boarding primary school close to the district headquarters
10. LivingHope-Children Junior Academy, serving poor children in Buwalula, Kamuli, and Jezza
11. Mityana Modern Secondary School, a private secondary school, founded in 1994.
Road improvement
In Aril 2021, the
Uganda National Roads Authority
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(UNRA) hired Energo Project Uganda Limited, a construction company, to improve the
Mityana–Mubende Road
The Mityana–Mubende Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Mityana, in Mityana District and Mubende in Mubende District.
Location
The road starts at Mityana and travels westwards through Myanzi, Kawungera and ...
, at a cost of UGX:396 billion (approx. US$105 million). That contract includes the tarmacking of several urban roads in Mityana Town, some for the first time ever. The road length of the urban roads is reported as approximately and includes Katakara Road (, Market Street ( and others. Construction is expected to conclude in April 2024.
See also
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Hospitals in Uganda
The largest state-owned hospital in Uganda is Mulago Hospital in Kampala with around 1,500 beds. It was built in 1962.
Ian Clarke, a physician and missionary from Northern Ireland, built the 200-bed International Hospital Kampala, which was the f ...
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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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External links
Brief Town ProfileAs of 2013.
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Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
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