Kikuube

This article is about the town. For the district of which it is headquarters, see Kikuube District.

Kikuube is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kikuube District and the site of the district headquarters.^[1]

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Kikuube Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 01°19′58″N 31°12′27″E
Country	Uganda
Region	Western Region of Uganda
Sub-region	Bunyoro sub-region
District	Kikuube District
Elevation	3,525 ft (1,074 m)
Population  (2020 Estimate)
• Total	18,100

Location

Kikuube lies along the Hoima–Kabwoya Road, approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi), southwest of the city of Hoima, the largest urban centre in the Bunyoro sub-region.^[2] This is approximately 215 kilometres (134 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[3] The geographical coordinates of Kikuube Town are:01°19'58.0"N, 31°12'27.0"E (Latitude:1.332778; Longitude:31.207500).^[4]

Population

In July 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS, estimated the mid-year population of the town at 18,100 people.^[5]

Overview

Kikuube is the headquarters of Kikuube District, which became operational on 1 July 2018. The satellite map of the town shows places of worship of all major religions in the country; (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam, Seventh-day Adventist and Pentecostal). There is also a nursery school, a primary school and a secondary school in the town's neighborhood called Kaziranfumbi.^[4]

Approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kikuube town, are the headquarters and main factory of Hoima Sugar Limited, a manufacturer of crystalline sugar from sugarcane. Opened in 2011, the company owns a nucleus sugarcane farm of about 3,800 hectares (9,400 acres), supported by sugarcane farms owned by smallholder farmer out-growers, measuring over 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres). The company employs nearly 600 direct employees and another 800 people indirectly. The registered pool of out-grower farmers exceeded 3,500, as of September 2020.^[6]

See also

• Kabwoya
• Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road
• List of cities and towns in Uganda

References

1. Robert Atuhairwe (1 April 2018). "Sh15.3b Budget for proposed Kikuube district passed". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. "Road Distance Between Hoima And Kikuube, Western Uganda". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
3. "Road Distance Between Kampala And Kikuube". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
4. "Location of Kikuube Town, Uganda". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
5. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
6. Moses Kyeyune (26 September 2020). "Kikuube turns to sugarcane growing as they wait for oil". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

External links

• Hoima Sugar loses 13 sq miles as NEMA toughens on Bugoma land takeover As of 20 August 2020.