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'''Nakifuma''' is a town in the Central Region of Uganda.
==Location== Nakifuma lies in ''Nakifuma sub-county'', ''Kyaggwe County'', in Mukono District. The town is located on the main highway from Kampala, through Gayaza, Kalagi and on to Kayunga. This location lies approximately {{convert|26|km|mi}}, by road, northeast of Mukono, where the district headquarters are located.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Mukono%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Nakifuma%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJpbAJFLfHfRcRcMWeVCv42t0&dt2=ChIJ27gPbGE0fBcRpn14LE1IMy0| title=Interactive Map Showing Mukono And Nakifuma With Route Marker| accessdate=21 January 2015|publisher=Globefeed.com}}</ref> and approximately {{convert|46|km|mi}}, by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Nakifuma%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJm7N0nQ-8fRcR7G9r2T2QOEU&dt2=ChIJ27gPbGE0fBcRpn14LE1IMy0| title=Road Distance Between Kampala And Nakifuma With Interactive Map|accessdate=21 January 2015|publisher=Globefeed.com}}</ref> The road leading in and out of Nakifuma is an all-weather tarmac highway. The coordinates of Nakifuma are:0°32'27.0"N, 32°47'24.0"E (Latitude:0.5408; Longitude:32.7900).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B032'27.0%22N+32%C2%B047'24.0%22E/@0.5468399,32.7747553,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0| title=Location of Nakifuma At Google Maps|accessdate=21 January 2015 |publisher=Google Maps}}</ref>
==Overview== Nakifuma is the location of the headquarters of ''Nakifuma sub-county'', one of the two sub-counties in Mukono District. The other sub-county in the district is Mukono sub-county, where the town of Mukono is located. Nakifuma Central market is the largest fresh-food market in the town.
==Population== At the 2024 census Nakifuma had a population of 66,547.<ref name="pop"/>
==Points of interest== The following points of interest lie within town or close to its borders:
* The offices of Nakifuma Town Council * The offices of Nakifuma County, one of the constituent counties of Mukono District. * Nakifuma Central Market * Nakifuma Police Station * Mukono Technical Business Institute (Nakiwaate Zone - Nakifuma Town) * The Kalagi-Kayunga Road - The all-weather, tarmac road passes through Nakifuma in a Northeast to Southwest direction.
==See also== {{columns-list|colwidth=22em| * Mukono District * Mukono * Nagalama * Kalagi * Central Uganda }}
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==External links== * [http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Farming/He-was-inspired-by-farmers-he-taught/-/689860/2550070/-/g5wprjz/-/index.html He Was Inspired By Farmers He Taught]
{{Authority control}} {{Mukono District}} {{coord|00|32|27|N|32|47|24|E|display=title}}
Category:Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley Category:Mukono District