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Lugazi
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thumb|A car moving towards Lugazi coming from Jinja via the Lugazi sugar plantation Lugazi is a town in the Buikwe District of the Central Region of Uganda. The town is also called "Kawolo", and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants.

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Place details

Locality
Lumumba Pakistan
Region
Buikwe
Country
Uganda
Population
128,400
Timezone
Africa/Kampala

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65US AQIModerate
PM2.5
31.3 µg/m³
PM10
32.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Lugazi
Settlement.other_name
Kawolo
Settlement.image_skyline
Over the roofs of Luzira, Kampala (4332276080).jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Uganda
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Uganda
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Uganda
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Region of Uganda
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Buikwe District
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Asea John Bosco Onzuma
Settlement.population_as_of
2024 Census
Settlement.population_total
129795
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • Points of interest
  • Population
  • Sports
  • See also
  • References

{{Infobox settlement

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