Semuto

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Town in Uganda

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

::summary Town in Uganda ::

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official_nameSemuto
image_captionSemuto
mapsize150px
pushpin_map_captionMap of Uganda showing the location of Semuto
pushpin_mapUganda
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUganda
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Central Region of Uganda
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Nakaseke District
subdivision_type3Constituency
subdivision_name3Nakaseke South
leader_titleMember of Parliament
leader_nameLuttamaguzi Semakula Paulson Kasana
population_as_of2014 census
population_total10935 estimated at 21000 in 2023
timezoneEAT
utc_offset+3
coordinates
elevation_m1180
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Semuto is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is one of the urban centers in Nakaseke District.

Semuto town will merge with Kapeeka to form the Semuto municipality.

Location

Semuto is approximately 36 km, by road, northwest of Matugga on the Matugga–Kapeeka Road. This is approximately 55 km, by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.{{cite web | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()%20&toplace=Semuto%20(Mubende)%20&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=0.6272222&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=32.3133333 | title=Map Showing Distance Between Kampala And Semuto | accessdate=20 July 2014 | publisher=Globefeed.com}} The coordinates of the town are 0°37'12.0"N, 32°19'40.0"E (Latitude:0.620000; Longitude:32.327778).

Overview

Semuto is located along the Matugga–Kapeeka Road. The road is 42 km long, linking Matugga in Wakiso District to Kapeeka in Nakaseke District. The road goes through Gombe in Wakiso District and Semuto. The road was upgraded from gravel to bitumen at an estimated cost of US$20 million. 65 percent of the funding was provided by the government of Uganda, while 35 percent was provided by the Nordic Development Fund. The work was carried out by China Chongqing International Construction Corporation. COWI A/S, a Danish consultancy firm, supervised the work. Construction was completed in late 2011.

Population

In August 2014, the national census and household survey enumerated the population of Semuto Town Council at 10,935 people. Today the population of Semuto is estimated at 21,027 people.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest are found within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) the offices of Semuto Town Council (b) the Matugga–Kapeeka Road, going through the middle of town in a south to north direction. (c) Semuto central market (d) Semuto Health Center IV, a health facility administered by Nakaseke District local government. (e) Semuto Church of Uganda is a place of worship belonging to the Church of Uganda. (f) Hudani Manji Limited, a chicken processing factory. (g) The war memorial center with a mass grave of the 1980-1986 NRA/NRM war in the area claiming over 500,000 lives.{{cite web | url=http://mobile.monitor.co.ug/News/News/President-Museveni--We-can-block-Kenyan-goods/-/2466686/2536190/-/format/xhtml/-/u5k6w7/-/index.html | title=President Museveni: We can block Kenyan goods | last=Wandera | accessdate=15 July 2015 | date=27 November 2014 | first=Stephen | newspaper=Daily Monitor Mobile | location=Kampala}}

References

References

  1. "Road Distance Between Matugga And Semuto With Map". Globefeed.com.
  2. "Location of Semuto at Google Maps".
  3. Kiwanuka, Frederick. (9 December 2008). "Chinese firm to construct 41km Semuto-Matugga road". [[New Vision]].
  4. 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).
  5. Luwaga, Brian. (5 August 2013). "Tension As Semuto Town Clerk is Reinstated". Uganda Radio Network.
  6. Wandera, Stephen. (27 November 2014). "Museveni adds voice to Uganda's push For full trade access to Kenya". [The EastAfrican].

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