Mbarara
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| Country |  Uganda |
| Admin. division | Mbarara District |
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Mbarara is a town in southwestern Uganda, located about 266km from Kampala. It is the main municipality of Mbarara District. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda. Mbarara is an important transport hub, lying west of Masaka on the road to Kabale, near Lake Mburo National Park.
Mbarara has a number of streets which include Mbarara High Street (named after one of the city's most prominent secondary schools, Mbaguta Street (named after a former prime minister of Ankole), Bishop Willis Street (named after Bishop Willis, one of the first whites to visit Ankole and Mbarara), Garage Street, Markhan Singh Street, Bulemba Road and Bucuku Street.
Mbarara is the home of Mbarara University of Science & Technology, founded in 1989. There were many educational institutions well before then, including Bishop Stewart Teacher Training College, Maryhill High School for Girls, and for boys Mbarara High School and Ntare School. Built during the colonial days these were state boarding schools whose pupils went on to make major contributions to Uganda today, including President Museveni (Ntare),Mzee Boniface Byanyima,prominent politician (MHS), The Hon. Sam Kuteesa, Minister of Foreign Affairs (MHS), Ms. Winnie Byanyima a former member of parliament for Mbarara and now Director UNDP in New York, and the academic Dr. Sam Nahamya (MHS).
The name 'Mbarara' has its roots in the English Colonialist's mipronunciation of the word 'Mburara'a certain type of grass; a favourite for the cows.
Mbarara was formerly the capital for the southern region.
In Uganda, Mbarara is the city having the highest number of milk processing plants. Majority of milk processed is transported to Kampala and other major cities in Uganda.
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