Rugaaga is a town in Isingiro District in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
Rugaaga | |
|---|---|
  Rugaaga Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 00°49′40″S 31°01′23″E / 0.82778°S 31.02306°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| District | Isingiro District |
| Region | Western Uganda |
| Elevation | 4,708 ft (1,435 m) |
Location edit
The town is located approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Isingiro Town Council, the district capital.[2]
Rugaaga is approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, southeast of the city of Mbarara, the largest urban area in the Western Region of Uganda.[3] This is about 260 kilometres (162 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4]
The geographical coordinates of Rugaaga Town are 0°49'40.0"S, 31°01'23.0"E (Latitude:-0.827778; Longitude 31.023056).[5]
Population edit
Rugaaga Town Council simultaneously serves as the headquarters of Rugaaga Sub-county, in Bukanga County in Isingiro District. In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Rugaaga sub-county at 33,900. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the sub-county a 40,500 inhabitants, of whom 20,700 (51.1 percent) were female and 17,800 (48.9 percent) were male. UBOS calculated that the population in the sub-county grew at an average annual rate of 3.6 percent, between 2015 and 2020.[6]
Points of interest edit
The following additional points of interest lie within the town or near its edges: (a) the offices of Rugaaga Town Council (b) Rugaaga Health Center IV, administered by Isingiro District Administration on behalf of the Uganda Ministry of Health.[5]
The Isingiro–Ntantamuki–Rakai Road passes through the middle of Rugaaga in a general north to south direction.[7]
Notable people edit
Gordon Babala Kasibante Wavamunno, a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist was born in Rugaaga in December 1943.[8]
Mull Sebujja Katende, a Ugandan diplomat who serves as the Ambassador of Uganda to the United States, was born here in February 1957.[9][10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Places In The World (24 September 2021). "Rugaaga is a municipality in Bukanga County in Isingiro District in Western Region in Uganda". Places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Google (24 September 2021). "Road Distance Between Isingiro Town Council, Uganda And Rugaaga Health Centre IV, Rugaaga, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Google (24 September 2021). "Road Distance Between Mbarara City And Rugaaga Town" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Google (24 September 2021). "Road Distance Between Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda And Rugaaga Health Centre IV, Rugaaga, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b Google (24 September 2021). "Location of Rugaaga Town Council, Isingiro District, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The population development of Rugaaga Sub-county as well as related information and services" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulaion.de. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Google (24 September 2021). "Map Showing Isingiro–Ntantamuki–Rakai Road Going Through Rugaaga Town" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ New Vision (5 September 2015). "Wavamunno: Making of a successful businessman". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Matt Bewig (28 November 2017). "Ambassador of Uganda to the United States: Who Is Mull Katende?". Washington, DC: Allgov.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Mull Sebujja Katende (September 2017). "Profile of Ambassador Mull Sebujja Katende". Embassy of The Republic of Uganda, Washington, DC. Washington, DC. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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