Lugazi is a town in the Buikwe District of the Central Region of

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. The town is also called "Kawolo", and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants.

Location

The town is on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately by road, east of

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, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is approximately , by road, east of Mukono, the nearest large town, also on the

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. Lugazi sits at an average elevation of , above

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. The coordinates of Lugazi are 0°22'08.0"N, 32°56'25.0"E (Latitude:0.368889; Longitude:32.940278).

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its boundaries: Uganda 2012 a010

* offices of Lugazi Town Council * headquarters of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi ( la, Lugasien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lugazi in the ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda. History * November 30, 1996: Established as Diocese of Lugazi from the Metropolitan Archdi ...

* Lugazi central market * headquarters of the Mehta Group in Uganda *

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, which is owned and administered by the

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Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga Mt. St. Mary's College Namagunga is an all-girl boarding secondary school located in Mukono District in Uganda. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi. Location The school is on the Kampala–Jinja Highway, approxim ...

, located , by road, west of downtown Lugazi in

Mukono District Mukono is one of the districts in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mukono is home to the district's main commercial center and district headquarters. Location Mukono District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja Dist ...

* Kawolo Hospital, a 200-bed public hospital administered by the

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* Lugazi Golf Course, which is located on the grounds of SCUL * branch of the National Social Security Fund (Uganda) * Kampala-Jinja Highway, passing through the center of town in an east/west configuration

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of Lugazi at 27,979. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 34,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 35,500. In 2014, the national census put the population at 114,163."

Sports

In 2012, a Little League baseball team from Lugazi qualified for the 2012 Little League World Series in

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. This was the second ever team from Uganda to qualify and the first to make the trip to the USA. The team that qualified in

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were denied visas by the State Department, therefore having to concede the MEA region title to

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. Lugazi is also the home of the Uganda Revenue Authority SC, a member of the Uganda Premier Soccer League.

References

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Location

Points of interest

Population

Sports

See also

References