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Mbarara City
Sign in to savethumb|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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Mbarara City is a city and administrative territorial entity located in Mbarara District, Western Region, Uganda. Established in 1901, it serves as the capital of both Mbarara District and the Western Region. The city is situated at an elevation of 1,473 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC+03:00 time zone.
With a population of 264,425, Mbarara City is a significant urban center in the region. It is home to the High Court, located on Bishop Stretcher Road in the Boma area. The city’s official website is mbararacity.go.ug, and it is categorized under the main topic of Mbarara.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mbarara City
- Region
- Western Region
- Country
- Uganda
- Population
- 221,300
- Timezone
- Africa/Kampala
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Uganda
- Located in
- Mbarara District
- Population
- 264425
- Elevation
- 1473
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Western Region
- Official website
- www.mbararacity.go.ug
- Image
- High Street in Mbarara City 01.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Mbarara
- Commons category
- Mbarara
- inception
- 1901-00-00
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- Mbarara City
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mbarara City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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