Kabale
title: "Kabale" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kabale", "kabale-district", "kigezi-sub-region", "populated-places-in-western-region,-uganda"] topic_path: "general/kabale" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabale" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | |
| official_name | Kabale City |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Kabale town.jpg |
| pushpin_map | Uganda |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Uganda |
| subdivision_type | |
| subdivision_name | [[File:Flag of Uganda.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Region of Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Kigezi sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Kabale District |
| subdivision_type4 | Kirundo |
| subdivision_name4 | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Emmanuel Byamugisha Sentaro |
| leader_title1 | MP |
| leader_name1 | Dr.Nicholas Thaddeus Kamara, Municipality |
| leader_title2 | MP |
| leader_name2 | Wilfred Niwagaba, Ndorwa East |
| leader_title3 | MP |
| leader_name3 | David Bahati, Ndorwa West |
| leader_title4 | MP |
| leader_name4 | Catherine Ndamira, Woman MP |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| established_date3 | |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_blank1_sq_mi | |
| population_as_of | 2024 Census |
| population_total | 64695 |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 2000 |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code_type | |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | Cfb |
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Kabale City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main city of Kabale District, and the district headquarters are located at Makanga hills.
It is sometimes nicknamed "Kastone" as in the local Rukiga language, a "kabale" is a small stone.
Location
Kabale city, second largest city in the Western Region of Uganda, is located in the Kabale District of the Kigezi sub-region. It is about 142 km southwest of Mbarara, the largest city in the Western Region of Uganda. This is approximately 410 km, by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Kabale/@-0.4507324,29.0403531,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x19dc0de1b5440c5d:0xda36f40463e495df!2m2!1d29.9856157!2d-1.241956!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Kabale, Uganda With Map |access-date=2 September 2021}} The town lies 2000 m above sea level with the coordinates: 01 15 00S, 29 59 24E (Latitude:-1.2500; 29.9900).
Climate
|location = Kabale, Uganda (1961-1990 normals, extremes 1957-present) |single line = Y |metric first = Y |Jan high C = 24.0 |Feb high C = 24.3 |Mar high C = 24.1 |Apr high C = 23.5 |May high C = 23.3 |Jun high C = 23.7 |Jul high C = 24.0 |Aug high C = 24.2 |Sep high C = 24.6 |Oct high C = 24.1 |Nov high C = 23.4 |Dec high C = 23.5 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 17.3 |Feb mean C = 17.6 |Mar mean C = 17.5 |Apr mean C = 17.6 |May mean C = 17.5 |Jun mean C = 16.8 |Jul mean C = 16.6 |Aug mean C = 17.1 |Sep mean C = 17.6 |Oct mean C = 17.5 |Nov mean C = 17.5 |Dec mean C = 17.1 |year mean C = |Jan low C = 10.5 |Feb low C = 10.8 |Mar low C = 10.9 |Apr low C = 11.7 |May low C = 11.7 |Jun low C = 9.8 |Jul low C = 9.2 |Aug low C = 9.9 |Sep low C = 10.5 |Oct low C = 10.9 |Nov low C = 11.5 |Dec low C = 10.6 |year low C = |Jan record high C = 33.2 |Feb record high C = 31.0 |Mar record high C = 33.5 |Apr record high C = 28.8 |May record high C = 30.2 |Jun record high C = 29.0 |Jul record high C = 35.8 |Aug record high C = 33.0 |Sep record high C = 32.0 |Oct record high C = 32.0 |Nov record high C = 29.0 |Dec record high C = 29.0 |Jan record low C = 6.0 |Feb record low C = 7.0 |Mar record low C = 8.4 |Apr record low C = 9.2 |May record low C = 2.0 |Jun record low C = 3.4 |Jul record low C = 5.0 |Aug record low C = 5.3 |Sep record low C = 2.0 |Oct record low C = 2.0 |Nov record low C = 7.2 |Dec record low C = 7.8 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 65.4 |Feb rain mm = 81.1 |Mar rain mm = 112.8 |Apr rain mm = 139.8 |May rain mm = 97.6 |Jun rain mm = 28.5 |Jul rain mm = 20.0 |Aug rain mm = 54.4 |Sep rain mm = 99.2 |Oct rain mm = 111.1 |Nov rain mm = 117.4 |Dec rain mm = 88.6 |year rain mm = |unit rain days = 1.0 mm |Jan rain days = 7.6 |Feb rain days = 9.6 |Mar rain days = 13.0 |Apr rain days = 15.6 |May rain days = 9.9 |Jun rain days = 2.9 |Jul rain days = 2.0 |Aug rain days = 6.1 |Sep rain days = 10.5 |Oct rain days = 12.5 |Nov rain days = 15.5 |Dec rain days = 10.3 |year rain days = |source 1 = WMO{{cite web | url = https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1938 | title = World Weather Information Service - Kabale | publisher = World Meteorological Organization | accessdate = February 1, 2023 |source 2 = NOAA (extremes){{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=global-summary-of-the-day&stations=63726099999&startDate=1700-01-01&endDate=2024-12-31&dataTypes=MAX,MIN,PRCP | title = Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | accessdate = January 8, 2024
Population
In 1969, the national census that year enumerated 8,234 people in Kabale City. According to the national census of 1980, that population had grown to 21,469. In 1991, the census that year enumerated 29,246 inhabitants. In the 2002 national census, Kabale had 41,344 residents. The 2014 national census and household survey enumerated 49,186 people. In 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population if the town at 53,200. UBOS calculated that the population of Kabale city, grew at an average rate of 1.36 percent, annually, between 2014 and 2020.
Points of interest
The other points of interest within the town limits or close to the edges of town include the following:
- headquarters of Kabale District Administration
- offices of Kabale City Council
- Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, a 250-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
- branch of the National Social Security Fund
- Kabale Currency Centre, a currency storage and processing facility owned and operated by the Bank of Uganda, Uganda's Central Bank
- Kabale University, a government university
- Kabale Airport, a civilian airport operated by Kabale Municipality
- Kabale Campus of Uganda Martyrs University
- Kabale Golf Course
- Rugarama Hospital 200 patient bed capacity Church of Uganda founded general Hospital
- Rushoroza Hospital - 200 Patients bed capacity, manageged by the Catholic Church
- Rushoroza Cathedral - seat of the Catholic diocese of Kabale, found in Kabale City
- Radio Maria Uganda - Kabale Station, located on Rushoroza Hill
- St Mary's College Rushoroza - Kabale, founded by the Catholic church
- St Paul's Seminary Rushoroza - founded by the Catholic church
- African College of Commerce and Technology, a private tertiary educational institution
Impressions of Kabale
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| File:Kabale Main Street.jpg | alt1=The Main Street of Kabale, a road with many shops. | The Main Street of Kabale | alt2=Kabale | Kabale
| | alt3=A view on Kabale | Kabale's landscape
Notable people
- Augustus Nuwagaba, Social worker and academic
- Edith Mary Bataringaya, activist and politician
- Yvonne Mpambara, lawyer and politician
- Ruhakana Rugunda - Prime Minister of Republic of Uganda
- Callistus Rubaramira - Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale
- Ezra Suruma - Economist & Academic
References
References
- (18 Dec 2018). "Kabale Municipality gears up for central market upgrade". New Vision (New Vision).
- "Road Distance Between Mbarara, Uganda And Kabale, Uganda".
- "Location of Kabale, Uganda".
- Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (14 June 2020). "The population of all Ugandan cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections". Citypopulation.de.
- Uwera, Runyambo. (12 April 2010). "Central Bank Launches Currency Centre". [[Daily Monitor]].
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