Kaliro

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title: "Kaliro" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kaliro-district", "busoga", "populated-places-in-eastern-region,-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliro" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Kaliro is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kaliro District and the site of the district headquarters.

Location

Kaliro is approximately 40 km north of Iganga, the nearest large town, on an all-weather tarmacked road.{{cite web|accessdate=31 May 2014| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Iganga%20(Iganga)&toplace=Kaliro%20(Kamuli)&fromlat=0.6091667&tolat=0.8944444&fromlng=33.4686111&tolng=33.4994444| title=Map Showing Iganga And Kaliro With Distance Marker| publisher=Globefeed.com}} This is approximately 153 km, by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.{{cite web| accessdate=31 May 2014|publisher=Globefeed.com| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Kaliro%20(Kamuli)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=0.8944444&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=33.4994444|title=Road Distance Between Kampala And Kaliro With Map}} The coordinates of the town are 0°53'42.0"N, 33°30'18.0"E (Latitude:0.8950; Longitude:33.5050).{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B053'42.0%22N+33%C2%B030'18.0%22E/@0.8948218,33.504177,419m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en|title=Location of Kaliro At Google Maps| accessdate=12 July 2015}}

Population

In 2002, the national population census estimated the town's population at 39,900. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 13,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 13,700. In 2014, the national census put the population at 16,796.

Administration

Kaliro is led by an elected mayor and elected town council. As of 2017, the mayor is Sam Gamutambuli.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its borders:

  • Zibondo’s palace - The palace of Ezekieri Tenywa Wako Zibondo IX, Isebantu (King) of Busoga from 15 March 1893 until 18 April 1952, is located less than 2 km east of the central business district of Kaliro. The palace was built in 1930.
  • Buguge historical site - The site is located about 15 km north of Kaliro in Saaka Parish, Namwiwa sub-county. The site is believed to have been the settlement of the first Lamogi (Chief) from the Babiito rulers of the Biito Dynasty of Bunyoro. At the site are two graves, located 100 m apart, said to be of the first Lamogi (Chief) and his escort (Mukama) from the Biito Dynasty of Bunyoro
  • offices of Kaliro Town Council
  • Kaliro central market
  • National Teachers' College Kaliro, one of the five government teacher training institutions for secondary school teachers.

References

References

  1. "Estimated Population of Kaliro In 2002, 2010 & 2011". [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]].
  2. (29 November 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]].
  3. Gwebayanga, Tom. (8 January 2012). "Kaliro Mayor, Speaker Survive Lynching". [[New Vision]].

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