Hima, Uganda
Ugandan town
title: "Hima, Uganda" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-western-region,-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley", "kasese-district", "rwenzururu-sub-region"] description: "Ugandan town" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hima,_Uganda" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Ugandan town ::
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|---|---|
| official_name | |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Smoke from a chimney in Hima town in Kasese district.jpg |
| image_caption | Hima town in kasese District |
| pushpin_map | Uganda |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Uganda |
| subdivision_type | |
| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Rwenzururu sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Kasese District |
| subdivision_name4 | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
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| unit_pref | Imperial |
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| population_as_of | 2019 Estimate |
| population_total | 14700 |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 982 |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code_type | |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | Aw |
| :: |
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Hima is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is an industrial town, involved primarily in the manufacture of cement.{{cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/HomesandProperty/Hima-Industrial-town-ideal-for-housing-business-start-ups/689858-5565010-13c7epiz/index.html |title=Hima: Industrial Town Ideal For Housing, Business Start-Ups |newspaper=Daily Monitor | date=27 May 2020 |author=Alex Ashaba |access-date=29 May 2020 | location=Kampala}}
Location
Hima is located in Kitswamba Parish, Busongora County, Kasese District, in Western Uganda. The town lies along the Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road, approximately 23.5 km, by road, northeast of Kasese, the largest town in the Rwenzururu sub-region.{{google maps|title=Distance Between Kasese and Hima | url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kasese/Hima/@0.227926,30.1036272,11.21z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1761f22d0aeab9db:0x2459705d97ccfe70!2m2!1d30.078078!2d0.1698986!1m5!1m1!1s0x1762205e4dc0a0b1:0x35c8398b2590daf5!2m2!1d30.1849082!2d0.2935023!3e0 | access-date=29 May 2020}} This is approximately 57 km, by road, southwest of Fort Portal, the nearest large city. The coordinates of the town are:0°17'26.0"N, 30°10'39.0"E (Latitude:0.290556; 30.177500).{{google maps|title=Location of Hima At Google Maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B017'26.0%22N+30%C2%B010'39.0%22E/@0.2914529,30.1778579,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0| access-date=5 July 2015}} Hima sits at an average elevation of 982 m above mean sea level.
Population
The 2002, the national population census gave the population of Hima at 7,075 people. In 2014, the national population census and household survey, enumerated the towns population at 13,135. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population in 2019, at 14,700. The table below illustrates the same data in a tabular format.
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 7,075 |
| 2014 | 13,135 |
| 2019 | 14,700 |
| :: |
Economy
The town is the headquarters of Hima Cement Limited, the second-largest manufacturer of cement in Uganda, producing about 1700000 tonne annually. Hima Cement is a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, a Swiss conglomerate, that manufactures building materials, with subsidiaries in about 80 countries around the globe, with about 72,500 employees. Hima Cement is the largest employer in town, with 320 permanent employees and about 200 contractors at the company headquarters. The company maintains two production lines at Hima, with combined production capacity at this site of 850000 tonne of cement powder. The company maintains another factory at Tororo, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, with equivalent production capacity.
Transport
The Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road passes through the town in a north to south direction. The nearest airport is Kasese Airport, located approximately 23.5 km, south of town.
References
References
- "Distance Between Fort Portal And Hima".
- Mapcarta. (29 May 2020). "Elevation of Hima Town Council, Kasese District, Uganda". Mapcarta.com.
- Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (11 March 2019). "Republic of Uganda: The population of all Ugandian cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections: Hima". Citypopulation.de.
- (29 May 2020). "Hima Cement Uganda: About Us". Lafarge.co.ug.
- Hima Cement. (29 May 2020). "History and Background: Production Capacity and Hima Employees". Hima Cement Limited.
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