Ziroobwe is a town in
Luweero District in the
Central Region of
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. The correct phonetic spelling in the native
Luganda
The Ganda language or Luganda (, , ) is a Bantu language spoken in the African Great Lakes region. It is one of the major languages in Uganda and is spoken by more than 10 million Baganda and other people principally in central Uganda including ...
language is "Ziroobwe".
Location
Ziroobwe 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. This is approximately , by road, southeast of
Luweero, the site of the district headquarters. The coordinates of the town are 0°40'59.0"N, 32°42'04.0"E (Latitude:0.683056; Longitude:32.701111).
Population
In August 2012, the night-time population of the town was estimated at 5,000, swelling to an estimated 7,000 during working days.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest are found in or near the town of Ziroobwe:
The town hosts (a) the headquarters of ''Ziroobwe sub-county'', an administrative until in
Luweero District (b) Ziroobwe Central Market and (c) the offices of Ziroobwe Town Council.
The
Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road
Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road is a road in central Uganda, connecting the towns of Gayaza in Wakiso District and Ziroobwe in Luweero District.
Location
The road starts at Gayaza and proceeds northeastwards, goes through Namulonge, Busiika, and Bugema b ...
, ends here. This road connects
Gayaza in
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters.
Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is in ...
to Ziroobwe in Luweero District. 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 ...
starts here and ends at
Wobulenzi
Wobulenzi is a municipality in ''Katikamu sub-county'', in Luweero District in the Central Region of Uganda.
Location
Wobulenzi is approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on the highway to Karuma. The road i ...
, about to the west, on the
Kampala–Gulu Highway.
The main campus of
Bugema University
Bugema University (BMU) is a private, co-educational Ugandan university affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
Location
T ...
is located about , by road, south of Ziroobwe on the Gayaza-Ziroobwe Road.
See also
*
List of universities in Uganda
*
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
{{Luweero District
Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Luweero District