Wobulenzi is a municipality in ''Katikamu sub-county'', in
Luweero District
Luweero District (also spelled as Luwero) is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. Luweero is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Luweero District is bordered by Nakasongola District to the north, Kayunga District to the east, ...
in the
Central Region of
Uganda
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.
Location
Wobulenzi is approximately , by road, north 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, on the highway to
Karuma
Karuma is a settlement in the Western Region of Uganda.
Location
Karuma is in Kiryandongo District, Bunyoro sub-region. The town is approximately , by road, north of Karuma Falls. The town is also approximately , by road, west of Kamdini, on t ...
.
The road is a busy, all-weather
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highway, referred to as the
Kampala–Gulu Highway
The Kampala–Gulu Highway, also Kampala–Gulu Road, is a road connecting the capital city of Kampala, in the Central Region, with the city of Gulu, the largest urban centre in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Location
The road starts in Kampa ...
. The coordinates of the town are 0°43'12.0"N, 32°31'48.0"E (Latitude:0.7200; Longitude:32.5300).
Wobulenzi sits at an average elevation of above
mean sea level
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Population
The 1991 national census enumerated 5,391 people in Wobulenzi. In 2002, the population that year put the town's population at 18,846. In 2014, the national population census and household survey put the population at 27,048.
In 2020, the
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
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Location ...
(UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of the town at 31,000 inhabitants. UBOS calculated that the population of Wobulenzi Town Council increased at an average rate of 2.36 percent annually between 2014 and 2020.
Points of interest
In Wobulenzi or near the town, there are several points of interest, including the following:
(a) the offices of Wobulenzi Town Council (b)
Centenary Bank
Centenary Bank is a commercial bank in Uganda licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator.
History
The bank was founded in 1983 as a credit trust, Centenary Rural Development Trust (CRDT), by Simeon Lutaa ...
maintains a branch in Wobulenzi (c) the
Kampala–Gulu Highway
The Kampala–Gulu Highway, also Kampala–Gulu Road, is a road connecting the capital city of Kampala, in the Central Region, with the city of Gulu, the largest urban centre in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Location
The road starts in Kampa ...
passes through town in a general south to north direction and (d) the
Ziroobwe–Wobulenzi Road
Ziroobwe–Wobulenzi Road is a road in Central Uganda, connecting the towns of Ziroobwe to Bamunanika and Wobulenzi, all in Luweero District.
Location
The road starts at Ziroobwe, approximately , north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest c ...
ends in town at the highway to Gulu.
In 2005, the
New Vision
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Overview
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reported that the town was in the process of establishing a new, modern, improved ''Wobulenzi Town Market'', valued at USh:800 million (approx. US$224,400 in 2021 money), with financial support from ''Movit Uganda Limited'', a cosmetics company.
See also
*
Luwero 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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List of cities and towns in Uganda
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*
List of roads in Uganda
The following is a list of the national roads in Uganda, which are under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority. The list is not exhaustive.
National roads
See also
* Economy of Uganda
* Transport in Uganda
* Kinshasa Highway
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References
External links
Luwero District Portal
{{Luweero District
Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Luweero District