Kasangati

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Town in Uganda

title: "Kasangati" 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: "Town in Uganda" topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-central-region-uganda" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasangati" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in Uganda ::

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Bulamu_Palace_02.jpg" caption="A shrine at Kasangati for Ndaula, Kiwanuka and Wanemas spirits." alt="A shrine at Kasangati for Ndaula, Kiwanuka and Wanemas spirits."] ::

Kasangati is a town in Nangabo sub-county, kyadondo East constituency Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda.{{cite web | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/HomesandProperty/-/689858/1619042/-/xs0xq3z/-/index.html | title=Know your hood : Kasangati, Kasangati is synonymous with the drama of Col. Kizza Besigye | access-date=14 November 2012 | first=Joyce | newspaper=Daily Monitor | location=Kampala | last=Mirembe | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128005437/https://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/HomesandProperty/-/689858/1619042/-/xs0xq3z/-/index.html | archive-date=28 November 2012}} It also serves as the headquarters for Kyadondo County. The town is multi-lingual and is a "melting pot" of diverse cultures.

Locations

The town is located about 13 km northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, along the Kampala–Gayaza Road. In Kasangati, or near the town, there are several schools, including Gayaza High School, Our Lady Of Good Counsel, Kasangati High School, Kidde Primary School, Wampewo Ntakke School, and Nile College School. The town is also the location of the Afronica club. It is a "favourite hangout spot for many youth". As well as a landmark called Saza Ground." The coordinates of Kasangati are; 0°26'13.62"N, 32°36'9.87"E (Latitude: 0.437454; Longitude: 32.602706). The town lies at an average elevation of 1,178 metres (3,864 ft), above sea level.

Population

The 2014 national population census, enumerated the population of Kasangati at 142,361 people.{{cite web| url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/cities/ |title=The population of all Ugandan cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results: Kasangati Town |date=14 June 2020 |publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |location=Kampala |access-date=24 February 2021}}

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Kasangati at 150,200 in 2015. In 2020, the UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 207,800. The population agency calculated that the population of Kasangati Town Council grew at an average annual rate of 6.70 percent, between 2015 and 2020.

Points of interest

The town has several additional points of interest, including:

  1. The offices of Kasangati Town Council

  2. Kasangati Health Center IV{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kasangati+Health+Center+IV/@0.4349885,32.5987476,450m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x177db1689ffd7d35:0x63079c5c73267640 |title=Location of Kasangati Health Center IV |access-date=26 April 2016}}

  3. Nile College Kasangati

  4. Kasangati Central Market

  5. The Kampala–Gayaza Road intersects with the Kyaliwajjala–Kira–Kasangati–Matugga Road, in the middle of Kasangati.{{cite web|newspaper=New Vision | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1526503/kagina-warns-road-reserves-unra-signs-key-contracts |title=Kagina warns on road reserves as UNRA signs key contracts |date=8 September 2020 | author=Miriam Namutebi |access-date=9 September 2020 | location=Kampala}}

  6. Retired physician, military officer and politician, four-time presidential candidate, Colonel Kiiza Besigye, maintains a home and cattle ranch on the northwestern end of Kasangati, off of the Kasangati-Matugga Road.{{cite web| url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/under-surveillance-in-kasangati-being-besigye-s-neighbour--1348012 | title=Under surveillance in Kasangati: Being Besigye’s neighbour |newspaper=The East African |date=26 March 2016 |author=The EastAfrican |access-date=24 February 2021 |place=Nairobi}}

References

References

  1. (29 July 2011). "Kasangati: A melting pot for all tribes". [[New Vision]].
  2. "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Kasangati, Uganda, With Interactive Map".
  3. Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (14 June 2020). "The population development of Kasangati Town Council as well as related information and services". Citypopulation.de.
  4. "Location of Kasangati Town Council With Interactive Map".
  5. RCOG. (2018). "Case study: A day in the life of Sister Sarah at Kasangati Health Centre, Uganda". [[Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]] (RCOG).
  6. Kelvin Atuhaire. (9 September 2020). "Government secures Shs500b to construct three roads". [[Daily Monitor]].

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