Rugaaga

Rugaaga is a town in Isingiro District in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]

Rugaaga
Rugaaga is located in Uganda
Rugaaga
Rugaaga
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°49′40″S 31°01′23″E
Country Uganda
DistrictIsingiro District
RegionWestern Uganda
Elevation
4,708 ft (1,435 m)

Location

The town is located approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Isingiro Town Council, the district capital.[2]

Rugaaga is approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, southeast of the city of Mbarara, the largest urban area in the Western Region of Uganda.[3] This is about 260 kilometres (162 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4]

The geographical coordinates of Rugaaga Town are 0°49'40.0"S, 31°01'23.0"E (Latitude:-0.827778; Longitude 31.023056).[5]

Population

Rugaaga Town Council simultaneously serves as the headquarters of Rugaaga Sub-county, in Bukanga County in Isingiro District. In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Rugaaga sub-county at 33,900. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the sub-county a 40,500 inhabitants, of whom 20,700 (51.1 percent) were female and 17,800 (48.9 percent) were male. UBOS calculated that the population in the sub-county grew at an average annual rate of 3.6 percent, between 2015 and 2020.[6]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within the town or near its edges: (a) the offices of Rugaaga Town Council (b) Rugaaga Health Center IV, administered by Isingiro District Administration on behalf of the Uganda Ministry of Health.[5]

The Isingiro–Ntantamuki–Rakai Road passes through the middle of Rugaaga in a general north to south direction.[7]

Notable people

Gordon Babala Kasibante Wavamunno, a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist was born in Rugaaga in December 1943.[8]

Mull Sebujja Katende, a Ugandan diplomat who serves as the Ambassador of Uganda to the United States, was born here in February 1957.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. Places In The World (24 September 2021). "Rugaaga is a municipality in Bukanga County in Isingiro District in Western Region in Uganda". Places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. Google (24 September 2021). "Road Distance Between Isingiro Town Council, Uganda And Rugaaga Health Centre IV, Rugaaga, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. Google (24 September 2021). "Road Distance Between Mbarara City And Rugaaga Town" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. Google (24 September 2021). "Road Distance Between Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda And Rugaaga Health Centre IV, Rugaaga, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. Google (24 September 2021). "Location of Rugaaga Town Council, Isingiro District, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The population development of Rugaaga Sub-county as well as related information and services" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulaion.de. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  7. Google (24 September 2021). "Map Showing Isingiro–Ntantamuki–Rakai Road Going Through Rugaaga Town" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  8. New Vision (5 September 2015). "Wavamunno: Making of a successful businessman". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  9. Matt Bewig (28 November 2017). "Ambassador of Uganda to the United States: Who Is Mull Katende?". Washington, DC: Allgov.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  10. Mull Sebujja Katende (September 2017). "Profile of Ambassador Mull Sebujja Katende". Embassy of The Republic of Uganda, Washington, DC. Washington, DC. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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