Kyenjojo

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Kyenjojo
Kyenjojo Municipality
Kyenjojo
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°36′36″N 30°38′39″E / 0.61000°N 30.64417°E / 0.61000; 30.64417
Country Uganda
Region Western Uganda
Sub-region Toro sub-region
District Kyenjojo District
Elevation 4,600 ft (1,400 m)
Population (2011 Estimate)
  Total 20,900

Kyenjojo is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Kyenjojo District and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.

Location

Kyenjojo is situated at the intersection of two major Ugandan highways. The Kyenjojo-Hoima Highway makes a T-junction with the Fort Portal-Mubende Highway in the middle of town. The town is located approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi), by road, east of Fort Portal, the largest town in the sub-region.[1] The coordinates of the town are:00 36 36N, 30 38 39E (Latitude:0.6100; Longitude:30.6440).

Population

In 2002, the national census estimated the population of the town at 15,038. In 2008, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Kyenjojo at 18,600.[2] It is estimated that the annual population growth rate of the town is approximately 3.6%. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population of Kyenjojo at 20,900.[3] The table below uses annual population estimates, to show the population trends in Kyenjojo.

Kyenjojo Town Population Trends
Year Estimated Population
200215,000
200315,600
200416,100
200516,700
200617,300
200717,900
200818,600
200919,300
201020,000
201120,700
201221,400

Points of interest

  • The points of interest within the town limits or close to the edges of town include:

External links

See also

References

Coordinates: 00°36′36″N 30°38′39″E / 0.61000°N 30.64417°E / 0.61000; 30.64417

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