Kyetume

Kyetume is a township in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda.

Kyetume
Kyetume
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°19′10″N 32°46′10″E
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Region of Uganda
DistrictMukono District
MunicipalityMukono
Elevation
3,750 ft (1,143 m)

Location

Kyetume is located within the town of Mukono (2014 population 161,996),[1] the headquarters of and largest urban center in the district. Kyetume is about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Mukono's central business district.[2] The coordinates of Kyetume are 0°19'10.0"N, 32°46'10.0"E (Latitude:0.319444; Longitude:32.769444).[3]

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located in Kyetume, or near its borders:

Gender Based Violence Prevention

Kyetume has set up a community based health care service in order to combat issues such as Gender Based Violence Prevention.[6]

In Uganda, Gender Based Violence is one of the leading causes of female injury and due to the larger number of men in power most women are seen as powerless.[6]

To combat this the Kytume Community-based Health Care Service has started to raise awareness for such violence.[6]

See also

References
  1. 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 19 July 2015.
  2. GFC (19 July 2015). "Map Showing Mukono Central Business District And Kyetume With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. Google (19 July 2015). "Location of Kyetume at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. Google (21 July 2015). "Location of Kyetume Railway Station at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. Dan Kitakule Alinange (2014). "CLARIFICATION ON ALLEGATIONS THAT 24BN HAS BEEN LOST ON MUKONO-KYETUME-KATOSI/KISOGA-NYENGA ROAD PROJECT". Uganda National Roads Authority. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. User, Super. "Gender Based Violence Prevention." www.kyetumecbhcp.org. Retrieved 2018-02-27.

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