Nsiika, Uganda

Nsiika is a town in Buhweju District, in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center in Buhweju District, and is the location of the district headquarters.[1]

"Buhweju, Uganda" redirects here. For the district, see Buhweju District. For the historic kingdom, see Buhweju.
Nsiika
Nsiika
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°17′45″S 30°20′36″E
Country Uganda
RegionWestern Uganda
DistrictBuhweju District
Elevation
5,200 ft (1,600 m)

Location

Nsiika is located approximately 53 kilometres (33 mi), by road, northwest of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region.[2] This is approximately 310 kilometres (190 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[3] The coordinates of Nsiika are: 0°20'53.0"S, 30°26'04.0"E (Latitude:-0.348056; Longitude:30.434444).[4]

Overview

The population of the town of Nsiika is not publicly known, but as of 31 October 2013, there were 1,046 registered voters in Nsiika Town Council.[5]

The town attained town council status in 2010 when Buhweju became a district. The town faces my challenges, including lack of tarmac road, lack of a sewerage system, absence of a central garbage disposal system and absence of centralized grid electricity. However, the town has piped water and about 93 percent of the town-inhabitants have access to it.[6]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or near the edges of town:

See also

References
  1. Tumushabe, Alfred (24 September 2016). "Buhweju: Beautiful but unlucky". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. Globefeed.com (17 January 2018). "Distance between Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda and Nsika, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. Globefeed.com (17 January 2018). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Nsika, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. Google (17 January 2018). "Location of Nsiika, Buhweju District, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. CCEDU (31 October 2013). "CCEDU Observes the Buhweju By-election Statement". Ccedu.org (CCEDU). Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. Namazzi, Elizabeth (9 November 2013). "Buhweju's Nsiika can even do better". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. Barigaba, Julius (27 August 2011). "Politics of patronage: Gold-rich Buhweju struggling for revenue". The EastAfrican. Kampala. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

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