Sembabule
title: "Sembabule" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["sembabule-district", "populated-places-in-central-region,-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sembabule" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Sembabule |
| image_caption | Sembabule |
| mapsize | 150px |
| pushpin_map_caption | Map of Uganda showing the location of Sembabule. |
| pushpin_map | Uganda |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Uganda |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Region of Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Sembabule District |
| population_as_of | 2020 Estimate |
| population_total | 7800 |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 1180 |
| :: |
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Sembabule (sometimes spelled Ssembabule) is a town in Sembabule District in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of the district and the site of the district headquarters.
Geography
Sembabule is about 100 km south of Mubende, the nearest large town. It is approximately 51 km, by road, northwest of Masaka, the nearest large city.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Sembabule/Masaka/@-0.2102028,31.4718123,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d8058be73fb907:0xa9a035a0b65efb8c!2m2!1d31.4599012!2d-0.0816375!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d78e9710fa0cd3:0x3f370f3a43d14b0e!2m2!1d31.7537404!2d-0.3267383!3e0 |title=Distance Between Masaka, Uganda And Sembabule, Uganda |access-date=1 January 2021}} The town is approximately 176 km, by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Sembabule/Kampala/@0.4304984,31.9680957,8.25z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d8058be73fb907:0xa9a035a0b65efb8c!2m2!1d31.4599012!2d-0.0816375!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!3e0!5i1 |title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Sembabule, Uganda |access-date=1 January 2021}} The coordinates of the town are 0°04'48.0"S, 31°27'36.0"E (Latitude:-0.0800; Longitude:31.4600).{{google maps |title=Location of Sembabule Town | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B004'48.0%22S+31%C2%B027'36.0%22E/@-0.080123,31.462612,1675m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en |access-date=19 July 2015}}
Population
The 2002 national census estimated the population of the town to be 4,010. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 4,700. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 4,800.
In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated the mid-year population of Sembabule at 6,800 people. In 2020, the agency estimated the population of the town at 7,800. The UBOS calculated the average annual population growth rate between 2015 and 2020 at 2.78 percent.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within town or near the town limits:
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The offices of Sembabule Town Council
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The offices of Sembabule District Administration
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Sembabule Central Market
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Bigo bya Mugenyi, a prehistoric human settlement, dating back to the Iron Age, circa (1200–1000 BC)
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The 135 km Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road, ends in this town.
References
References
- Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. (2008). "Sembabule Town Council Structure Plan 2008-2018". [[Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (Uganda).
- "Road Distance Between Sembabule, Uganda And Mubende, Uganda".
- UBOS. "Estimated Population of Sembabule In 2002, 2010 & 2011". Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).
- Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Sembabule Town". Citypopulation.de.
- Davis Buyondo. (3 September 2019). "New Road Project Transforms Lives". [[New Vision]].
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