5-586: Wakiso is a city in the Central Region of Uganda . It is the headquarters of Wakiso District . Wakiso is located on the Kampala–Hoima Highway , approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 00 24 00N, 32 28 48E (Latitude:0.4000; Longitude:32.4800). Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical rainforest (Af). According to
10-728: Is one of the four regions in the country of Uganda . As of Uganda's 2014 census , the region's population was 9,529,227. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda , one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda. As of 2010 , the Central region contains 24 districts : the central regions main source of energy is hydroelectricity from the Nnalubaale Power Station in Njeru and
15-546: The headquarters of Wakiso District Administration (b) the offices of Wakiso Town Council (c) Wakiso Central Market and (d) Bunamwaya Stadium , a 5,000-seat stadium and home to the Vipers SC soccer club. The Kampala–Hoima Highway passes through the middle of town in a general northwest/southeast direction. 00°23′53″N 32°28′41″E / 0.39806°N 32.47806°E / 0.39806; 32.47806 Central Region, Uganda The Central region
20-487: The national census records, Wakiso Town Council had a population of 21,096 in 1969. By the 1980 national census, the population had grown to 21,289. In 1991, the population of the town was enumerated at 1,777 people. In 2002, the census that year, enumerated the population at 20,073 and in 2014, that year's census put the population of Wakiso Town at 60,210. In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated
25-470: The population of the town at 63,500. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population at 87,900 people. Of these, 46,600 (53 percent) were females and 41,300 (47 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of Wakiso Town expanded at an average rate of 6.7 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020. The following points of interest are found in Wakiso or close to the town's borders: (a)
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