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Mbarara City
thumb|Mbarara Roundabout thumb|Mbarara City thumb|Horns of the cattle monument|Amahembe Gente(bull) in Mbarara city Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakayojo Division. It is the main commercial centre of most of south western districts of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters. In May 2019, the Uganda's cabinet granted Mbarara a city status, which started on 1 July 2020. The name
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Place details
- Locality
- Mbarara City
- Region
- Western Region
- Country
- Uganda
- Population
- 221,300
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Location
- Wards
- Population
- Climate
- Growth and expansion
- Infrastructure
- Water supply
- Mbarara Bypass Road
- Points of interest
- Administration
- Industry
- Social services
- Education
- Transport
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Mbarara Roundabout thumb|Mbarara City thumb|Horns of the cattle monument|Amahembe Gente(bull) in Mbarara city Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakayojo Division. It is the main commercial centre of most of south western districts of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters. In May 2019, the Uganda's cabinet granted Mbarara a city status, which started on 1 July 2020. The name of the municipality came from a colonial mispronunciation of Emburara (Hyperemia rufa), a tall grass that previously covered the whole area.
==Location== Mbarara is an important transport hub, lying west of Masaka on the road to Kabale, near Lake Mburo National Park. This is about , by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and oldest city. The coordinates of the Mbarara central business district are 00 36 48S, 30 39 30E (Latitude:-0.6132; Longitude:30.6582). The city lies at an average elevation at about above sea level.