3-641: The Kampala–Hoima Road is a road in the Central and Western regions of Uganda , connecting the cities of Kampala and Hoima . A section of this road, between Namungoona and Busunju , is being developed into the Kampala–Busunju Expressway . The road begins in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, running in a northwestern direction through six districts to end in Hoima, the headquarters of
6-728: 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
9-718: The country's nascent petrochemical industry, a distance of approximately 202 kilometres (126 mi). The highway is an all-weather tarmac single carriageway road. It offers the most direct route from Kampala to the oil-rich Albertine region in the Western Region. Before 2006, the road was gravel surfaced. The government of Uganda contracted for the road to be upgraded to class II bitumen surface with shoulders, drainage channels, and culverts. The upgrade lasted until 2009. 00°55′29″N 31°45′26″E / 0.92472°N 31.75722°E / 0.92472; 31.75722 Central Region, Uganda The Central region
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