5-812: Rugaaga is a town in Isingiro District in the Western Region of Uganda . The town is located approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Isingiro Town Council , the district capital. Rugaaga is approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, southeast of the city of Mbarara , the largest urban area in the Western Region of Uganda. This is about 260 kilometres (162 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city. The geographical coordinates of Rugaaga Town are 0°49'40.0"S, 31°01'23.0"E (Latitude:-0.827778; Longitude 31.023056). Rugaaga Town Council simultaneously serves as
10-564: A Ugandan diplomat who serves as the Ambassador of Uganda to the United States, was born here in February 1957. Isingiro District Isingiro District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda . The town of Isingiro is the district's main municipal, administrative, and commercial center. Isingiro District is bordered by Kiruhura District to the north, Rakai District to
15-448: The east, Tanzania to the south, Ntungamo District to the west, and Mbarara District to the north-west. The town of Isingiro is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) south-east of the city of Mbarara , the main metropolitan area in the Ankole sub-region . The 2014 national housing and population census estimated the population of Isingiro District at 486,360. In 2002, the population
20-711: The headquarters of Rugaaga Sub-county , in Bukanga County in Isingiro District. In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Rugaaga sub-county at 33,900. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the sub-county a 40,500 inhabitants, of whom 20,700 (51.1 percent) were female and 17,800 (48.9 percent) were male. UBOS calculated that the population in the sub-county grew at an average annual rate of 3.6 percent, between 2015 and 2020. The following additional points of interest lie within
25-614: The town or near its edges: (a) the offices of Rugaaga Town Council (b) Rugaaga Health Center IV, administered by Isingiro District Administration on behalf of the Uganda Ministry of Health. The Isingiro–Ntantamuki–Rakai Road passes through the middle of Rugaaga in a general north to south direction. Gordon Babala Kasibante Wavamunno , a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist was born in Rugaaga in December 1943. Mull Sebujja Katende ,
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