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'''Ziroobwe''' is a town in Luweero District in the Central Region of Uganda. The correct phonetic spelling in the native Luganda language is "Ziroobwe".<ref name="Essay">{{cite web | access-date=14 July 2015 | url=http://www.bukedde.co.ug/news/66437-ziroobwe-akabuga-k-abalimi.html | title=Ziroobwe: Akabuga k'Abalimi (Ziroobwe: The Small Town of Farmers) | date=26 August 2012 | language=lg | newspaper=Bukedde.co.ug | first=Procopios | last=Lumu | archive-date=14 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714205045/http://www.bukedde.co.ug/news/66437-ziroobwe-akabuga-k-abalimi.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Location== Ziroobwe is approximately {{convert|52|km|0}}, by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Central+Bank+of+Uganda,+37%2F45,+Plot+17%2F19+Kampala+Road,+Kampala/Zirobwe/@0.5120497,32.4686278,10.5z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc80f7f01c39:0x6b9adae1ecae2406!2m2!1d32.5803725!2d0.3142584!1m5!1m1!1s0x177c47394177a7fd:0x4634dc39a0028f87!2m2!1d32.69101!2d0.686881!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Central Kampala, Uganda And Ziroobwe, Uganda With Map |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> This is approximately {{convert|22|km|0}}, by road, southeast of Luweero, the site of the district headquarters.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Luwero/Zirobwe/@0.7617918,32.5929576,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177b6b8cdd242317:0xfe231cc175c61eb9!2m2!1d32.6277455!2d0.8271118!1m5!1m1!1s0x177c47394177a7fd:0x4634dc39a0028f87!2m2!1d32.69101!2d0.686881!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Luweero, Uganda And Ziroobwe, Uganda |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
==Population== In August 2012, the night-time population of the town was estimated at 5,000, swelling to an estimated 7,000 during working days.<ref name="Essay"/>
==Points of interest== The following additional points of interest are found in or near the town of Ziroobwe:<ref name="4R"/> The town hosts (a) the headquarters of ''Ziroobwe sub-county'', an administrative until in Luweero District (b) Ziroobwe Central Market and (c) the offices of Ziroobwe Town Council.<ref name="4R"/>
The Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road, ends here. This {{convert|37|km|0}} road connects Gayaza in Wakiso District to Ziroobwe in Luweero District.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gayaza Road Gets Tarmac | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/661364 |date=25 November 2008 |newspaper=New Vision |access-date=14 July 2015 | author=Raymond Baguma |location=Kampala }}</ref> The Ziroobwe–Wobulenzi Road starts here and ends at Wobulenzi, about {{convert|22|km|0}} to the west, on the Kampala–Gulu Highway.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Wobulenzi/Zirobwe/@0.6904815,32.5454606,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177c5cb6a658d119:0x2976d95c448d4a6!2m2!1d32.531617!2d0.7193581!1m5!1m1!1s0x177c47394177a7fd:0x4634dc39a0028f87!2m2!1d32.69101!2d0.686881!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Wobulenzi, Uganda And Ziroobwe, Uganda |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
The main campus of Bugema University is located about {{convert|15|km|0}}, by road, south of Ziroobwe on the Gayaza-Ziroobwe Road.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=14 July 2015 | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/647896-Bugema-University.html |title=Bugema University Announcing Their 19th Graduation Ceremony To Take Place On Sunday, 27 October 2013 At Bugema University Main Campus | last=Newvision Notices | date=2 October 2013 | location=Kampala |newspaper=New Vision}}</ref>
==See also== * List of universities in Uganda * List of cities and towns in Uganda
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Authority control}} {{Luweero District}}
Category:Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley Category:Luweero District