Wakiso
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Wakiso Wakiso Municipality |
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 Wakiso
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| Coordinates: 00°24′00″N 32°28′57″E / 0.40000°N 32.48250°E | |
| Country |
 Uganda
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| Region | Central Uganda |
| District | Wakiso District |
| Elevation | 3,900 ft (1,200 m) |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
| • Total | 60,911 |
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.
Wakiso is located on the Kampala-Hoima Highway, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the town are 00 24 00N, 32 28 48E (Latitude:0.4000; Longitude:32.4800).
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical rainforest (Af).
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. In August 2014, the national population census put the population at 60,911.
The following points of interest are found in Wakiso or close to the town's borders:
Coordinates: 00°23′53″N 32°28′41″E / 0.39806°N 32.47806°E
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