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'''Katosi''' is a town in the Mukono District of the Central Region of Uganda. The town is an urban center under Mukono District Administration.<ref>{{cite web| title=Government considers scrapping new towns in Mukono |newspaper=Daily Monitor | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/government-considers-scrapping-new-towns-in-mukono-1722738 |date=19 October 2017 |author=Daily Monitor |access-date=8 June 2021 | location=Kampala}}</ref>
==Location== Katosi is located approximately {{convert|29|km|0}}, by road, south-east of Mukono, the location of the district headquarters.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mukono/KATOSI+TRADING+CENTRE,+Mukono/@0.1543169,32.778013,15.04z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dc7b71409b0a5:0xdddaf82b549ec570!2m2!1d32.7520139!2d0.3548655!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dedd10d58ac79:0xc35edc3373bbf7!2m2!1d32.8006901!2d0.1521867!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Mukono Town And Katosi Trading Centre, Mukono District, Uganda |access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref> This location is along the northern shore of Lake Victoria, approximately {{convert|52|km|0}}, by road, southeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/KATOSI+TRADING+CENTRE,+Mukono/@0.3281214,32.5556869,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dedd10d58ac79:0xc35edc3373bbf7!2m2!1d32.8006901!2d0.1521867!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kampala City Centre And Katosi Trading Centre, Mukono District, Uganda | access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>
The geographical coordinates of Katosi are 0°09'10.0"N, 32°48'05.0"E (Latitude:0.152778; Longitude:32.801389).<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B009'10.0%22N+32%C2%B048'05.0%22E/@0.1515594,32.8010494,1265m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.1527778!4d32.8013889 |title=Location of Katosi Town, Mukono District, Central Region, Uganda |access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref> The town's average elevation is approximately {{convert|1133|m|ft}} above sea level.<ref name="Population"/>
==Overview== Traditionally, Katosi was a fishing village and a landing site for water craft transporting people and merchandise between Koome Island in Mukono District and the Buvuma Islands in neighboring Buvuma District and the mainland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fishing in Uganda|url=http://classicuganda.com/destinations/uganda/fishing-in-uganda/|website=classicuganda.com|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Children and fishing, in Katosi community – Jai Jagat 2020|url=https://jaijagat2020.org/2018/03/children-and-fishing-in-katosi-community/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> During the last decade of the 20th century and in the first decade of the 21st century, Katosi became a major fishing center, with the majority of the catch exported to Europe and the Middle East.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} As the fishing village has increased in economic importance, the human population has increased as well.
Katosi has a high population of AIDS orphans and widows.<ref>{{cite web | date=7 June 2012 | url=http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19148%3Afeature-religions-united-against-hiv-in-katosi&catid=57%3Afeature&Itemid=69 | title=Feature: Religions United Against HIV In Katosi | newspaper=The Observer (Uganda) | accessdate=23 January 2015 | first=Moses | last=Mugalu}}</ref>
==Recent developments== In 2011, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), the government parastatal responsible for water supply and sanitation, announced plans to build a water treatment plant in Katosi, capable of supplying {{convert|120000|m3|liters}} of purified water daily. The new water plant will cost approximately US$306 million and will supply mainly the rapidly growing towns of Mukono and Kira Town.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.water-technology.net/news/news116532.html | date=18 April 2011 | publisher=Water-technology.net | accessdate=23 January 2015 | title=Uganda To Build US$306 Million Water Treatment Plant in Katosi | archive-date=25 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125012223/http://www.water-technology.net/news/news116532.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=32244 | title=New Water Purification System For Kampala City | date=17 March 2011 | publisher=Uganda Radio Network|last=Athumani|first=Halima| accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
==Population== {{asof|January 2015}}, the estimated population of Katosi was 16,442.<ref name="Population">{{cite web| url=http://www.getamap.net/maps/uganda/uganda_(general)/_katosi/|title=Estimated Human Population of Katosi In 2015|publisher=GetAMap.net |accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
==Points of interest== The following points of interest lie within or near Katosi: *Offices of Katosi Intercomunity Development Alliance (KIDA), an [https://www.katosi-community.org NGO] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331004103/http://katosi-community.org/ |date=2017-03-31 }} * Offices of Katosi Town Council * Offices of Katosi Women Development Trust (KWDT), an NGO * Offices of Katosi Women Fishing & Development Association (KWFDA), another NGO * The site where National Water and Sewerage Corporation built the Katosi Water Treatment Plant. * Katosi Landing Site * Katosi Fish Market * Katosi Central Market
==See also== *Uganda National Roads Authority *Katosi Water Works
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/why-you-should-be-interested--Mukono-Katosi-road-scandal/-/691232/2444640/-/12rvoqqz/-/index.html Why You Should Be Interested In Mukono-Katosi Road Scandal]
{{Mukono District}} {{coord|00|09|10|N|32|48|05|E|display=title}}
Category:Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley Category:Mukono District