Wakiso Town
| Wakiso Wakiso Municipality | |
|---|---|
  Wakiso Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 00°24′00″N 32°28′57″E / 0.40000°N 32.48250°E | |
| Country |
 Uganda |
| Region | Central Uganda |
| District | Wakiso District |
| Elevation | 3,900 ft (1,200 m) |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
| • Total | 60,911[1] |
Wakiso is a metropolitan area in Central Region of Uganda. It is the headquarters of Wakiso District, an administrative unit under the Uganda Ministry of Local Government.[2]
Location
Wakiso is located on the Kampala-Hoima Highway, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The coordinates of the town are 00 24 00N, 32 28 48E (Latitude:0.4000; Longitude:32.4800).[4]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical rainforest (Af).[5]
| Climate data for Wakiso | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.2 (81) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.43 (81.39) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21 (70) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22 (72) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.8 (73) |
21.91 (71.48) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.2 (63) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16 (61) |
16.28 (61.31) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.76) |
87 (3.43) |
133 (5.24) |
204 (8.03) |
147 (5.79) |
77 (3.03) |
69 (2.72) |
97 (3.82) |
109 (4.29) |
133 (5.24) |
150 (5.91) |
101 (3.98) |
1,377 (54.24) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 1112m)[5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
During the 2002 Uganda National Census, Wakiso Town's population was put at about 14,600. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 20,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 21,200.[6] In August 2014, the national population census put the population at 60,911.[1]
Points of interest
The following points of interest are found in Wakiso or close to the town's borders:
- headquarters of Wakiso District
- offices of Wakiso Town Council
- Wakiso central market
- Bunamwaya Stadium, a 5,000-seat stadium and home to the Bunamwaya Football Club
See also
References
- 1 2 UBOS (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ Joshua Kato, and Juliet Lukwago (24 October 2007). "Challenges of Turning Wakiso". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Distance Between Kampala And Wakiso With Map". Gobefeed.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ Google (2 July 2015). "Location of Wakiso At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Climate: Wakiso - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ UBOS. "Estimated Populations of Major Ugandan Urban Centers In 2002, 2010 & 2011" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
External links
Coordinates: 00°23′53″N 32°28′41″E / 0.39806°N 32.47806°E