Kamuli

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Ugandan town

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

::summary Ugandan town ::

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|postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = Kamuli is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Kamuli District, and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.

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Location

Kamuli is approximately 63 km, by road, north of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region, on an all weather tarmac road.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Jinja/Kamuli/@0.6933381,32.8852603,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177e7b862c391f47:0x300fe90f956a9f4a!2m2!1d33.2026122!2d0.4478566!1m5!1m1!1s0x177ea98277f16db3:0x9296acdfb563947f!2m2!1d33.126717!2d0.944785!3e0 | title=Distance Between Jinja, Uganda And Kamuli, Uganda | access-date=29 December 2020}}

This town is about 131 km, by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mbale/Kamuli/@0.7675251,33.0842402,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778b6126bdea17b:0xb84df43e61b7b568!2m2!1d34.1810057!2d1.0784436!1m5!1m1!1s0x177ea98277f16db3:0x9296acdfb563947f!2m2!1d33.126717!2d0.944785!3e0 | title=Travel Distance From Mbale, Uganda To Kamuli, Uganda | access-date=29 December 2020}} The coordinates of Kamuli Town are 0°56'42.0"N, 33°07'30.0"E (Latitude:0.9450; Longitude:33.1250).{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B056'42.0%22N+33%C2%B007'30.0%22E/@0.9441983,33.1250481,623m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.945!4d33.125?hl=en |title=Location of Kamuli Town | access-date=29 December 2020}}

Population

According to the 2014 national census and population survey, the population of Kamuli Municipality was 58,984. In July 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, estimated the mid-year population of the town at 67,800.{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/cities/ |title=The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants |date=14 June 2020 |publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) |access-date=29 December 2020 |author=UBOS}}

Administration

The town is administered by a Municipal Council headed by a mayor. There is an elected Municipal Council of fifteen councillors. The annual budget for the municipality in the 2019/2020 financial year that ended on 30 June 2020 was UGX:6,921,343,000 (US$1,908,570).

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its borders:{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kamuli+Town+Council+Public+Library/@0.9481947,33.1408377,5280m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x177ea978acf78a9d:0xa0b5f90aa30c5899!8m2!3d0.9466976!4d33.1243882 | title=Satellite Map of Kamuli Town And Surrounding Communities | access-date=29 December 2020}}

  1. The headquarters of Kamuli District Administration

  2. The offices of Kamuli Town Council

  3. Kamuli Central Market

  4. Kamuli Mission Hospital, a 160-bed private hospital, owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja

  5. Kamuli General Hospital, a 100-bed public hospital, owned by the Ugandan Government, which serves as the district hospital for Kamuli District and surrounding communities.

  6. Kamuli Sugar Limited, a sugar factory located approximately 12 km south of Kamuli, along the Kamuli-Mbulamuti Road.

Notable people

References

References

  1. Geoffrey Namukoye. (24 August 2015). "Kamuli Receives Municipality Status With Mixed Feelings". [[New Vision]].
  2. Government Budget Office. (2019). "Kamuli Municipal Council, Budget Framework Paper For Financial Year 2019/2020". Uganda Government Budget Office.
  3. Taddeo Bwambale. (5 December 2020). "Kadaga Says Battle For Kamuli Seat With Musumba A No-Contest". [[New Vision]].

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