Namayumba

Namayumba is a settlement in the Wakiso District in the Buganda Region of Uganda. The name also refers to "Namayumba sub-county", the location of Namayumba settlement.[2]

Namayumba Town Council

Namayumba
Town
Namayumba Town Council
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°31′41″N 32°15′02″E
Country Uganda
RegionBuganda Region
DistrictWakiso District
CountyBusiro
ConstituencyBusiro North
Government
 • MayorKasenene
 • MPDennis Galabuzi Ssozi
Elevation
3,812 ft (1,162 m)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
 • Total22,100[1]

Location

Namayumba sits on the planned Kampala–Busunju Expressway, a part of the Kampala–Hoima Road.[3] The town is approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi), northwest of the national capital, Kampala.[4]

The nearest large town to Namayumba is Busunju, in Mityana District, which is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) to the northwest of Namayumba along the Kampala–Hoima Road.[5] The geographical coordinates of Namayumba are:0°31'41.0"N, 32°15'02.0"E (Latitude:0.528056; Longitude:32.250556).[6] Namayumba sits at an average elevation of 1,162 metres (3,812 ft) above mean sea level.[7]

Population

During the national census and household survey of 27 and 28 August 2014, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), enumerated the population of Namayumba Town Council at 15,205 people.[8]

In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Namayumba at 16,000. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of he town at 22,100 people. Of these, 11,100 (50.2 percent) were females and 11,000 (49.8 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the average population growth rate of Namayumba at 6.67 percent per annum between 2015 and 2020.[1]

Points of interest

1. Robert Kabushenga, the CEO of the New Vision Limited maintains a personal agricultural farm in Namayumba sub-county.[9]

2. Namayumba Health Centre IV is operated by Wakiso District Local Government, and as of July 2016, was in poor state.[10]

3. The offices of Namayumba Town Council.[11]

See also

References
  1. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The population development of Namayumba as well as related information and services" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. LCMT (22 June 2017). "Subcounties in Wakiso District & Paishes in Namayumba Subcounty". Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. Oilinuganda Infrastructure (5 June 2013). "Oil Sparks Roads Upgrade" (Archived from the original on 25 July 2015). Kampala: Oilinuganda.org. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. Google (11 January 2021). "Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Namayumba, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. Google (11 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Namayumba And Busunju" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. Google (22 June 2017). "Location of Namayumba, Wakiso District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  7. Floodmap (11 January 2021). "Elevation of Namayumba, Uganda". Floodmap.net. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (November 2014). "National Population and Housing Census 2014: Provisional Results: Appendix 3 - Households and Population by Subcounty/ Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014" (Archived from the original on 10 January 2017). Kampala: Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. Vision Reporter (24 October 2016). "Home Agribusiness: King Oyo visits Kabushenga's farm". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  10. Peter Saava (17 July 2016). "Embeera y'eddwaaliro ly'e Namayumba ekaabya (The Condition of Namayumba Health Centre IV is deplorable)". Bukedde (in Ganda). Kampala. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  11. The Independent (25 November 2020). "Namayumba Town Council LCs Demand Their 25% 'revenue'". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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