Ngoma is a small town in
Nakaseke District
Nakaseke District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after Nakaseke, the largest town in the district. However, the district headquarters are located at Butalangu.
Location
Nakaseke District is bordered by Nakasongola District to the ...
,
Central Uganda. It is one of the municipalities within Nakaseke District. Other municipalities in the district include: (a)
Butalangu (b)
Kapeeka
Kapeeka is a town in Nakaseke District of the Central Region of Uganda.
Kapeeka will merge with Semuto to form the Semuto municipality as requested by residents and given a go ahead by the president.
Location
Kapeeka is approximately , by roa ...
(c)
Nakaseke
Nakaseke is a town in Nakaseke District in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal and commercial center of the district. However, the political and administrative capital in the district is Butalangu.
Location
Nakaseke is approx ...
(d)
Semuto
Semuto is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is one of the urban centers in Nakaseke District.
Semuto town will merge with Kapeeka to form the Semuto municipality.
Location
Semuto is approximately , by road, northwest of Matugga on the ...
and (e)
Wakyaato
Wakyaato is a town in Nakaseke District, Central Uganda. The correct spelling of the town is with two "a"s after the "y". However, some sources have the wrong spelling with one "a".
Location
The town of Wakyaato is located approximately , by r ...
.
Location
Ngoma is located approximately , by road, northwest of
Luweero
Luweero is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Luweero District.
History
In 1982, in the Ugandan Civil War, Milton Obote's soldiers raided their village, from Kampala.
Loca ...
, the largest town in the sub-region. It lies about , by road, north of
Nakaseke
Nakaseke is a town in Nakaseke District in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal and commercial center of the district. However, the political and administrative capital in the district is Butalangu.
Location
Nakaseke is approx ...
, where the district headquarters are located. This location is approximately , by road, northwest 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. The coordinates of the town are:1°10'50.0"N 32°01'03.0"E (Latitude:1.180551; Longitude:32.017491).
Population
During the national census and household survey of August 2014, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), enumerated the population of Ngoma at 6,295 people.
Landmarks
The landmarks within the town limits or near the town include: (a) The offices of Ngoma Town Council (b) Ngoma Health Centre IV (c) Ngoma Central Market and (d) Oliver Tambo School of Leadership - Located at
Kaweweta, near Ngoma.
See also
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Kaweweta
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Nakaseke District
Nakaseke District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after Nakaseke, the largest town in the district. However, the district headquarters are located at Butalangu.
Location
Nakaseke District is bordered by Nakasongola District to the ...
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Luweero Triangle The Luweero Triangle, sometimes spelled Luwero Triangle, is an area of Uganda north of the capital Kampala, where, in 1981, Yoweri Museveni started the guerrilla war that propelled him and his National Resistance Movement into power in 1986.
The a ...
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Central Region, Uganda
The Buganda region is one of the four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was . It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient Africa
Africa is the world's second-larg ...
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Nakaseke District
Central Region, Uganda
Populated places in Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley