Kigumba
| Kigumba | |
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 Kigumba
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| Coordinates: 01°48′54″N 32°00′36″E / 1.81500°N 32.01000°E | |
| Country |
 Uganda
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| Region | Western Uganda |
| Sub-region | Bunyoro sub-region |
| District | Kiryandongo District |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
| • Total | 18,698 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Kigumba is town in Kiryandongo District, northwestern Uganda. It is one of the municipalities in the district. The other municipalities in Kiryandongo District include: (a) Karuma b) Kiryandongo (c) Kigumba and (d) Masindi Port.
Kigumba is located approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi), by road, northeast of Masindi (pop. 45,400 in 2011), the largest city in the sub-region. This location lies approximately 221 kilometres (137 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. Kigumba lies approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), by road, south of Bweyale, where the district headquarters are located. The coordinates of the town are:01 48 54N, 32 00 36E (Latitude:1.8150; Longitude:32.0100).
Kigumba lies at the location where the highway from Kampala to Gulu through Kibangya and Rwekunye, joins the highway from Masindi to Gulu. It is a busy transit point. Established in the 1950s, the town is home to about 100 Ugandan and Kenyan ethnicities. In 2009, the town attained Municipal council status. The municipality consists of the following neighborhoods: (a) Old Kigumba (b) Naguru (c) Kigaragara (d) Kitwanga, the CBD (e) Kihura I (f) Kihura II and (g) Kibukiye. Most of the developments are in the Kitwanga neighborhood. Here one can find the town council offices, financial institutions, factories, restaurants and most bars. The booming trade, has also attracted Indian, Chinese and South Sudanese traders, who have established businesses, including food processing plants.
The political head of the town is the LC III Chairperson who is elected to a five-year term by universal adult suffrage across the six wards. The supreme policy-making organ is the Town Council, composed of 12 elected councilors. The technical staff of the municipality is headed by the town clerk, Mr. Akugizibwe Gabriel under whom there are several municipal departments.
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