Lyantonde
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image_caption | Lyantonde |
| mapsize | 150px |
| pushpin_map_caption | Map of Uganda showing the location of Lyantonde. |
| pushpin_map | Uganda |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Uganda |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Region of Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Lyantonde District |
| population_as_of | 2020 Estimate |
| population_total | 16,300 |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 1336 |
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Lyantonde is a town in the southern part of the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Lyantonde District.
Location
Lyantonde is approximately 74 km, by road, west of Masaka, the nearest large city, on the all-weather Masaka–Mbarara Road.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Masaka/Lyantonde/@-0.3249704,31.1749922,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d78e9710fa0cd3:0x3f370f3a43d14b0e!2m2!1d31.7537404!2d-0.3267383!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d84f3b8f69f43b:0xb59dceccedf00fd2!2m2!1d31.1567203!2d-0.4075041!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Masaka, Central Region, Uganda and Lyantonde, Central Region, Uganda | access-date=10 May 2021}} It is approximately 203 km, by road, south-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Lyantonde/@0.0262825,30.7481952,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d84f3b8f69f43b:0xb59dceccedf00fd2!2m2!1d31.1567203!2d-0.4075041!3e0 |title=Road Distance Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Lyantonde, Central Region, Uganda |access-date=10 May 2021}} The coordinates of the town are 0°24'25.0"S, 31°09'27.0"E (Latitude:-0.406944; Longitude:31.157500). Lyantonde Town sits at an average elevation of 1336 m above mean sea level.
Population
In 2002, the national population census estimated the population of the town to be 7,500. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 8,700. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 8,900. During the national census and household survey of 27 and 28 August 2014, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) enumerated the population of Lyantonde Town at 13,586 people.
In 2015 UBOS estimated the population of the town at 14,100. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of Lyantonde Town at 16,300. Of these, 8,500 (52.1 percent) were female and 7,800 (47.9 percent) were male. UBOS calculated the growth rate of the town between 2015 until 2020 to average 2.9 percent annually.
Overview
The town lies along the Masaka-Mbarara Road which connects to Kampala, Uganda's capital to the east and Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda to the southwest. Lyantonde serves as a stop-over for long-distance truck drivers plying this route. Although prostitution is illegal in Uganda, prostitutes are readily available in Lyantonde town.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or near the town edges: (a) The headquarters of Lyantonde District Administration (b) Lyantonde General Hospital, a 100-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health (c) Offices of Lyantonde Town Council (d) Lyantonde central market (e) Masaka-Mbarara Road, which passes through the middle of town in a general east/west direction (f) Salaama Vocational Education Centre (SVEC).{{cite web|title=Lyantonde’s Response to the AIDS Scourge |access-date=25 June 2016 |date=7 January 2015| url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Lyantonde-s-response-to-the-aids-scourge/-/691232/2580614/-/wert8pz/-/index.html |first=Michael | last=Ssali |newspaper=Daily Monitor |location=Kampala}}
References
References
- Daily Monitor. (11 January 2012). "Lyantonde: Town in a hub of hospitality". [[Daily Monitor]].
- "Location of Lyantonde, Central Region, Uganda".
- Floodmap. (10 May 2021). "Elevation of Lyantonde, Uganda". Floodmap.net.
- Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (31 July 2017). "Estimated Population of Lyantonde In 2002, 2010 & 2011". Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
- UBOS. (November 2014). "National Population and Housing Census 2014: Provisional Results: Appendix 3 - Households and Population by Subcounty/ Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014". [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] (UBOS).
- Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (14 June 2021). "The population development of Lyantonde as well as related information and services". Citypopulation.de.
- Mednick, Sam. (8 April 2014). "Prostitutes of Uganda's HIV Capital". Vice.com.
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