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Settlement in Central Uganda

title: "Kakiri" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-central-region,-uganda", "wakiso-district"] description: "Settlement in Central Uganda" topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-central-region-uganda" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakiri" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Settlement in Central Uganda ::

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subdivision_name1Central Region of Uganda
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Wakiso District
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established_title3
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
population_as_of2020 Estimate
population_total28100
population_blank1_titleEthnicities
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coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m1180
postal_code_type
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|postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = Kakiri is a town located in Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda. Kakiri is the site of the headquarters of the first division of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). It is also the hometown of Gilbert Bukenya, who represents the town and the surrounding constituency of Busiro North in the parliament of Uganda and is a former vice president of Uganda.

History

Kakiri was affected by the Ugandan Bush War. On 5 April 1981, the town was the site of a Popular Resistance Army raid targeting a local Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) camp. In April 1982, UNLA soldiers murdered and buried 55 civilians at Kakiri, accusing them of superstitious activities. One month later, another 20 people were murdered by UNLA troops near the town; the soldiers dumped their corpses along the Kampala–Hoima Road. In late 1982, a National Resistance Army contingent under Salim Saleh raided Kakiri.

Location

Kakiri is approximately 29 km, by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The town is located on the Kampala–Hoima Road, connecting Kampala to Uganda's oil capital of Hoima".{{cite web| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Central+Bank+of+Uganda,+37%2F45,+Plot+17%2F19+Kampala+Road,+Kampala/Kakiri/@0.3669886,32.3485194,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc80f7f01c39:0x6b9adae1ecae2406!2m2!1d32.5803726!2d0.3142597!1m5!1m1!1s0x177da9af8339dffd:0x1b4a710f936548bd!2m2!1d32.3915063!2d0.4190446!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Kakiri, Uganda | access-date=12 June 2021}} The coordinates of Kakiri are 0°25'12.0"N, 32°23'24.0"E (Latitude:0.4200; Longitude:32.3900).

Population

In 2002, the national population census put the population of the town at about 4,200. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 5,800. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 6,000 inhabitants. In 2014, the national population census put the population at 19,449.

In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Kakiri at 20,300. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 28,100. Of these, 14,400 (51.2 percent) were females and 13,700 (48.8 percent were females). UBOS calculated that the population growth rate between 2015 and 2020, averaged 6.7 percent annually.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie in Kakiri or near the town limits: (a) The offices of Kakiri Town Council (b) a branch of PostBank Uganda, a government-owned financial institution (c) Kakiri Central Market and (d) Kampala–Hoima Road passes through the middle of town in a northwest/southeast direction.

The headquarters of the First División of the UPDF are located about 3.5 km southeast of downtown Kakiri.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kakiri/Kakiri+Military+Barracks/@0.4101159,32.3994096,14.75z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177da9af8339dffd:0x1b4a710f936548bd!2m2!1d32.3915063!2d0.4190446!1m5!1m1!1s0x177da859229ab287:0xcaf4629933fcc651!2m2!1d32.3980111!2d0.401046!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Downtown Kakiri And Kakiri Military Barracks |access-date=12 June 2021}}

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References

Works cited

References

  2. Tourist Link. (12 June 2021). "Overview of Kakiri, Wakiso District, Uganda". Touristlink.com.
  3. Kato, Joshua. (25 May 2013). "Uganda's Longest Serving Army Commander". [[New Vision]].
  4. Hennty Mukasa, and Jeff Lule. (2 December 2011). "Bukenya Retains Busiro North Seat". [[New Vision]].
  5. "Location of Kakiri at Google Maps".
  6. Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (2012). "Estimated Population of Kakiri In 2002, 2010 & 2011". [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]].
  7. Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]].
  8. Citypopulation.de. (14 June 2020). "The population development of Kakiri as well as related information and services". Citypopulation.de.

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