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Sheema, also Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest municipality in Sheema District.[2]
Sheema
Sheema Municipality | |
|---|---|
  Sheema Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 00°34′52″S 30°22′46″E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Western Uganda |
| Sub-region | Ankole sub-region |
| District | Sheema District |
| Parliamentary Constituency | Sheema Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Elioda Tumwesigye[1] |
| Elevation | 4,630 ft (1,410 m) |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
• Total | 80,375 |
Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region.[3] This is about 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of Ishaka.[4] The coordinates of the town are:0°34'52.0"S, 30°22'46.0"E (Latitude:-0.581111; Longitude).[5] The elevation of the Kibingo neighborhood in Sheema Municipality is 1,410 metres (4,630 ft), above sea level.[6]
Sheema Municipality is an urban centre in Sheema District. It includes the neighborhoods of Kabwohe, Itendero and Kibingo, where the district headquarters are located.[7] Sheema Town was created on 1 July 2018, when it was carved out of Sheema North Constituency.[8][9]
In 2014, the national census put the population of Sheema Municipality (Kibingo-Kabwohe-Itendero), at 80,735 people.[10]
Agather Atuhaire, born here around 1988, was a whistle blower on government corruption.[11]
The following points of interest lie within or close to the town limits: (a) The offices of Sheema Town Council (b) Kabwohe Central Market, the largest source of fresh produce in Kabwohe (c) A branch of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (d) A branch of Pride Microfinance Limited (e) Emmanuel Church, Kabwohe, a place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda (e) The headquarters of Sheema District (f) Ankole Western University, a private university affiliated with Western Ankole Diocese of the Church of Uganda.[12] (g) Nganwa High School, a secondary school administered by the Uganda Ministry of Education (h) Integrated Community Based Initiatives (ICOBI), an NGO in Kabwohe and (i) Kabwohe Clinical Research Center (KCRC), a research, development, and medical testing center.
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