Rubanda is a town in the extreme southwest of the
Western Region of
Uganda. It serves as the commercial, political and administrative center of
Rubanda District.
Location
Rubanda is located approximately , by road, west of
Kabale, the largest city in the
Kigezi sub-region. This is approximately , by road, southwest of
Mbarara, the largest city in Uganda's Western Region. Rubanda is about , by road, southwest of
Kampala, the largest city and
capital
Capital may refer to:
Common uses
* Capital city, a municipality of primary status
** List of national capital cities
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of Uganda. The town's geographical coordinates are: 01°11'11.0"S, 29°50'36.0"E (Latitude:-1.186389; Longitude:29.843333). The town sits at an elevation of , above sea level.
Points of interest
The
Kabale–Kisoro–Bunagana Road
Kabale–Kisoro–Bunagana Road is a road in Western Uganda, connecting the towns of Kabale with the towns of Kisoro, Bunagana, at the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kyanika at the border with Rwanda.
Location
The road st ...
passes through Rubanda town in a north to south direction.
See also
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Henry Banyenzaki
Henry Banyenzaki is a Ugandan politician who served as the elected Member of Parliament for Rubanda County West, Kabale District. From 2011 to 2016, he served as the State Minister for Economic Monitoring in the Office of the President in the Ca ...
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George Wilson Kanyeihamba
George W. Kanyeihamba is a Ugandan author, a retired supreme court Judge, former cabinet minister, member of parliament and was a chair of the Legal Committee of the Constituent Assembly that made the 1995 Constitution. He was appointed a memb ...
References
External links
New Rubanda District Wants More Sub Counties
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Rubanda District
Kigezi sub-region
Populated places in Western Region, Uganda