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'''Ntungamo''' is a town in the [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Region]] of [[Uganda]]. It is the largest town in [[Ntungamo District]] and the site of the district headquarters.<ref name="2R">{{cite web|url=http://www.western-uganda.net/about_ntungamo.html |title=About Ntungamo Town, Western Region, Uganda |date=2021 | publisher=Western-uganda.net |access-date=5 January 2021 |author=Western-uganda.net}}</ref>
'''Ntungamo''' is a town in the [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Region]] of [[Uganda]]. It is the largest town in [[Ntungamo District]] and the site of the district headquarters.<ref name="2R">{{cite web|url=http://www.western-uganda.net/about_ntungamo.html |title=About Ntungamo Town, Western Region, Uganda |date=2021 | publisher=Western-uganda.net |access-date=5 January 2021 |author=Western-uganda.net}}</ref>


==Location==
==Geography==
Ntungamo is about {{convert|65|km|0}}, by road, southwest of the city of [[Mbarara]], the largest city in Uganda's Western Region.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mbarara/Ntungamo/@-0.7390075,30.1790122,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d91bb20d9cd3e3:0x883a0deaec00c519!2m2!1d30.6545022!2d-0.6071596!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d94e9229d01701:0x49954e18aeb841fe!2m2!1d30.2656955!2d-0.8750755!3e0 |title=Distance Between Mbarara, Uganda And Ntungamo, Uganda |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> This is approximately {{convert|78|km|0}}, by road, northeast of [[Kabale|Kabale City]], along the ''Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road''.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kabale/Ntungamo/@-1.0687243,29.9842647,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19dc0de1b5440c5d:0xda36f40463e495df!2m2!1d29.9856157!2d-1.241956!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d94e9229d01701:0x49954e18aeb841fe!2m2!1d30.2656955!2d-0.8750755!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kabale, Uganda And Ntungamo, Uganda |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> The coordinates of the town are 0°52'55.0"S, 30°15'55.0"E (Latitude:-0.881944; Longitude:30.265278).<ref name="4R">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B052'55.0%22S+30%C2%B015'55.0%22E/@-0.3843302,30.0492429,8z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |title=Location of Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda |
Ntungamo is about {{convert|65|km|0}} southwest of the city of [[Mbarara]], the largest city in Uganda's Western Region.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mbarara/Ntungamo/@-0.7390075,30.1790122,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d91bb20d9cd3e3:0x883a0deaec00c519!2m2!1d30.6545022!2d-0.6071596!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d94e9229d01701:0x49954e18aeb841fe!2m2!1d30.2656955!2d-0.8750755!3e0 |title=Distance Between Mbarara, Uganda And Ntungamo, Uganda |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> It is approximately {{convert|78|km|0}}, by road, northeast of [[Kabale|Kabale City]], along the ''Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road''.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kabale/Ntungamo/@-1.0687243,29.9842647,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19dc0de1b5440c5d:0xda36f40463e495df!2m2!1d29.9856157!2d-1.241956!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d94e9229d01701:0x49954e18aeb841fe!2m2!1d30.2656955!2d-0.8750755!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kabale, Uganda And Ntungamo, Uganda |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> The coordinates of the town are 0°52'55.0"S, 30°15'55.0"E (Latitude:-0.881944; Longitude:30.265278).<ref name="4R">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B052'55.0%22S+30%C2%B015'55.0%22E/@-0.3843302,30.0492429,8z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |title=Location of Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda |
access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
Ntungamo is a growing town, located on the Mbarara-Kabale highway. A [[asphalt|tarmacked]] road branches off at Ntungamo to lead to [[Rukungiri]]. The town, as of November 2013, was grappling with rapid growth, sanitation, and water supply issues.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/649251-ntungamo-s-growth-blind-to-hygiene.html | title=Ntungamo’s Growth Blind to Hygiene | publisher=[[New Vision]] | date=8 November 2013 | first=Stephen | last=Ssenkaaba | accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref>
Ntungamo is a growing town, located on the Mbarara-Kabale highway. A [[Asphalt concrete|tarmacked]] road branches off at Ntungamo to lead to [[Rukungiri]]. The town, as of November 2013, was grappling with rapid growth, sanitation, and water supply issues.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/649251-ntungamo-s-growth-blind-to-hygiene.html | title=Ntungamo’s Growth Blind to Hygiene | publisher=[[New Vision]] | date=8 November 2013 | first=Stephen | last=Ssenkaaba | accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref>


==Population==
==Population==
The 2002 national census put the population of the town at 13,320. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 16,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 16,400.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf | title=Estimated Population of Ntungamo In 2002, 2010 And 2011 | accessdate=8 June 2014 | last=UBOS | publisher=[[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] (UBOS) | archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6DmnBIvC2?url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf | archive-date=2013-01-19 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, the national population census conducted in August that year put the population at 18,854.<ref name="NTGM">{{cite web | accessdate=28 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=29 November 2014 | last=UBOS | publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] (UBOS)}}</ref>
The 2002 national census put the population of the town at 13,320. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 16,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 16,400.<ref name="PopR">{{cite web |url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf | title=Projected Population of Ntungamo In 2002, 2010 And 2011 |
work=[[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] |date=7 July 2014 |
author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=31 July 2022 | archive-date=7 July 2014 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> In 2014, the national population census conducted in August that year put the population at 18,854.<ref name="NTGM">{{cite web |date=29 November 2014 | 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 | work=Citypopulation.de Quoting [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] | author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=28 February 2015 }}</ref>

In 2015, the population of Ntungamo Municipality was projected at 31,700. In 2020, the mid-year population of the town was projected at 38,800. It was calculated that the population of Ntungamo Town grew at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.<ref name="2020DataR">{{cite web| url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/western/admin/ntungamo/SC0814__ntungamo/ |title=The population development of Ntungamo as well as related information and services |date=14 June 2020 |
work=Citypopulation.de |author=City population.de |access-date=31 July 2022 |format=Citypopulation.de Quoting [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>{{Historical populations| 2002|13,320|2010|16,100|2011|16,400|2014|18,854|2015|31,700|2020|38,800|||align=none|footnote=source:<ref name="NTGM"/><ref name="PopR"/><ref name="2020DataR"/>}}


==Points of interest==
==Points of interest==
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or near the town borders:<ref name="4R"/>
The following additional points of interest lie within or close to the town limits:<ref name="4R"/>


1. The offices of Ntungamo Town Council
1. The offices of Ntungamo Town Council
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6. The [[Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road]] passes through the town in a general north to south direction.
6. The [[Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road]] passes through the town in a general north to south direction.

7. 99.3 Radio Ankole - A local radio station broadcasting in Ntungamo and neighboring districts in Runyankore/Rukiga, Kinyarwanda and English


==Notable people==
==Notable people==

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For Ntungamo District, see Ntungamo District.
Ntungamo
Ntungamo Municipality
Ntungamo is located in Uganda
Ntungamo
Ntungamo
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°52′55″S 30°15′55″E / 0.88194°S 30.26528°E / -0.88194; 30.26528
Country Uganda
RegionWestern Region of Uganda
Sub-regionAnkole sub-region
DistrictNtungamo District
Elevation
4,600 ft (1,400 m)
Population
 (2014 Census)
 • Total
18,854.[1]
This is a lake in Kyafola Village in Ntungamo District. It believed that it was whole with Kyafola Lake but later Divided.
This is a lake in Kyafola Village in Ntungamo District.

Ntungamo is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Ntungamo District and the site of the district headquarters.[2]

Geography

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Ntungamo is about 65 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of the city of Mbarara, the largest city in Uganda's Western Region.[3] It is approximately 78 kilometres (48 mi), by road, northeast of Kabale City, along the Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road.[4] The coordinates of the town are 0°52'55.0"S, 30°15'55.0"E (Latitude:-0.881944; Longitude:30.265278).[5]

Overview

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Ntungamo is a growing town, located on the Mbarara-Kabale highway. A tarmacked road branches off at Ntungamo to lead to Rukungiri. The town, as of November 2013, was grappling with rapid growth, sanitation, and water supply issues.[6]

Population

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The 2002 national census put the population of the town at 13,320. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 16,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 16,400.[7] In 2014, the national population census conducted in August that year put the population at 18,854.[1]

In 2015, the population of Ntungamo Municipality was projected at 31,700. In 2020, the mid-year population of the town was projected at 38,800. It was calculated that the population of Ntungamo Town grew at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.[8]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
200213,320—    
201016,100+20.9%
201116,400+1.9%
201418,854+15.0%
201531,700+68.1%
202038,800+22.4%
source:[1][7][8]

Points of interest

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The following additional points of interest lie within or close to the town limits:[5]

1. The offices of Ntungamo Town Council

2. Ntungamo Central Market

3. Karegyeya Rock Shelter

4. Itojo Hospital, a 120-bed public hospital owned by the Uganda Ministry of Health, and administered by the Ntungamo District Local administration. It is located 22 kilometres (14 mi), northeast of Ntungamo, on the Mbarara-Kabale road 5. The Ntungamo-Rukungiri Road, an all-tarmac road, starting here and ending in Rukungiri, 51 kilometres (32 mi) to the northwest.[9]

6. The Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road passes through the town in a general north to south direction.

7. 99.3 Radio Ankole - A local radio station broadcasting in Ntungamo and neighboring districts in Runyankore/Rukiga, Kinyarwanda and English

Notable people

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  • Eriya Kategaya, politician and lawyer, born raised and buried here
  • Janet Museveni, politician and wife of president Yoweri Museveni, was born here in 1948
  • Yoweri Museveni, military general and politician. President of Uganda since 1986. He and his wife maintain a home in the town.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Uganda Bureau of Statistics (29 November 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b Western-uganda.net (2021). "About Ntungamo Town, Western Region, Uganda". Western-uganda.net. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Distance Between Mbarara, Uganda And Ntungamo, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Road Distance Between Kabale, Uganda And Ntungamo, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Location of Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ Ssenkaaba, Stephen (8 November 2013). "Ntungamo's Growth Blind to Hygiene". New Vision. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  7. ^ a b Uganda Bureau of Statistics (7 July 2014). "Projected Population of Ntungamo In 2002, 2010 And 2011" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Kampala, Uganda. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b City population.de (14 June 2020). "The population development of Ntungamo as well as related information and services" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Road Distance Between Ntungamo, Uganda And Rukungiri, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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