Kabale is a town in the Western Region of Uganda . It is the chief town of Kabale District , and the district headquarters are located there.
5-633: It is sometimes nicknamed "Kastone" as in the local Rukiga language, a "kabale" is a small stone. Kabale is located in the Kabale District of the Kigezi sub-region . It is about 142 kilometres (88 mi) southwest of Mbarara , the largest city in the Western Region of Uganda. This is approximately 410 kilometres (250 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city. The town lies 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level with
10-597: Is a Great Lakes Bantu language of the Kiga people ( Bakiga ). Kiga is a similar and partially mutually intelligible with the Nkore language . It was first written in the second half of the 19th century. Kiga is largely spoken in the ancient Kigezi region which includes about 5 districts, namely Rubanda , Rukiga , Kabale , Kanungu and some parts of Rukungiri . As of 2021, Kiga is spoken natively by about 1.3 million people in Uganda. Kiga
15-426: Is so similar to Nkore (84%–94% lexical similarity ) that some argue they are dialects of the same language, called Nkore-Kiga by Charles Taylor . D and P are only used in foreign names and loanwords. G and K are palatalised before I. In common with other Bantu languages, Kiga has a noun class system in which prefixes on nouns mark membership of one of the noun genders. Pronouns, adjectives, and verbs reflect
20-571: The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population if the town at 53,200. UBOS calculated that the population of Kabale Town, grew at an average rate of 1.36 percent, annually, between 2014 and 2020. The other points of interest within the town limits or close to the edges of town include the following: 01°15′00″S 29°59′24″E / 1.25000°S 29.99000°E / -1.25000; 29.99000 Rukiga Kiga (also called Rukiga , Ruchiga , or Chiga )
25-481: The coordinates: 01 15 00S, 29 59 24E (Latitude:-1.2500; 29.9900). In 1969, the national census that year enumerated 8,234 people in Kabale Town. According to the national census of 1980, that population had grown to 21,469. In 1991, the census that year enumerated 29,246 inhabitants. In the 2002 national census, Kabale had 41,344 residents. The 2014 national census and household survey enumerated 49,186 people. In 2020,
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