Kamwenge

{{About|the town|the district of which it is headquarters|Kamwenge District}} {{Infobox settlement   |official_name = Kamwenge |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type =  |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Uganda |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Uganda  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = 25px Uganda |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Western Uganda |subdivision_type2 = Sub-region |subdivision_name2 = Toro sub-region |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Kamwenge District |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title =Mayor |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title =  |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial  |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =  |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of =2014 Census |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =19240<ref name="Data"/> |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|00|11|10|N|30|27|14|E|region:UG|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m =1280 |elevation_ft =  |postal_code_type =  |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Kamwenge''' is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the site of the Kamwenge District headquarters.

==Location== Kamwenge is approximately {{convert|300|km|mi}} west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Distance Between Kampala And Kamwenge With Map| accessdate=6 June 2014|publisher=Globefeed.com| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Kamwenge%20(Kamwenge)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=0.2111111&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=30.4208333}}</ref> This is approximately {{convert|70|km|mi}}, by road, southeast of Fort Portal, the largest town in the Toro sub-region.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Fort%20Portal%20(Kabarole)&toplace=Kamwenge%20(Kamwenge)&fromlat=0.6938889&tolat=0.2111111&fromlng=30.2663889&tolng=30.4208333|title=Map Showing Fort Portal And Kamwenge With Distance Marker|publisher=Globefeed.com|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> The coordinates of the town are 0°11'10.0"N, 30°27'14.0"E (Latitude:0.186111; Longitude:30.453889).<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B011'10.0%22N+30%C2%B027'14.0%22E/@0.1879503,30.4499254,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0| title=Location of Kamwenge At Google Maps|accessdate=12 July 2015}}</ref>

==Population== The 2002 population of Kamwenge was recorded at about 13,320 by the national population census. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 16,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 16,300.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |title=Estimated Population of Kamwenge In 2002, 2010, 2011 |accessdate=6 June 2014 |publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |archivedate= 7 July 2014 }}</ref> During the 2014 national population census, the population was put at 19,240.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|accessdate=25 February 2015| url=http://citypopulation.de/Uganda-Cities.html|title=The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants| date=27 August 2014| publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>

==Points of interest== The following additional points of interest lie within or close to the town: * headquarters of Kamwenge District Administration * offices of Kamwenge Town Council * Kamwenge central market * Kamwenge Campus of Uganda Pentecostal University * Mpanga Power Station, located at Mpanga, approximately {{convert|18|km|mi}}, by road, southwest of town * Nyakahita–Kazo–Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road - the {{convert|208|km|0}} road passes through the town.<ref>{{cite web | date=27 February 2015 | url=http://mediacentre.go.ug/press-release/president-launches-construction-kamwenge-%E2%80%93fort-portal-road | title=President Launches Construction of Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road | accessdate=18 December 2015 | publisher=Uganda Media Centre | last=Press Release}}</ref>

==See also== * List of cities and towns in Uganda

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.tageo.com/index-e-ug-cities-UG.htm 2002 Populations of the 90 Largest Cities And Towns In Uganda]

Category:Populated places in Western Region, Uganda Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley Category:Kamwenge District Category:Toro sub-region