Masaka
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| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Central Uganda |
| District | Masaka District |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
| • Total | 103,829[1] |
Masaka is a large town in the Central Region of Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The headquarters of the Masaka District are in the town.[2]
The town was largely destroyed in the Uganda-Tanzania War of 1979 and again in the 1981-1986 civil war that removed Obote from power for the last time.[citation needed]
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Location
Masaka is approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara.[3] The town is close to the Equator. The coordinates of the town are 0°20'28.0"S, 31°44'10.0"E (Latitude:-0.341111; Longitude:31.736111).[4]
Population
According to the 2002 national census, the population of Masaka was about 67,800. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 73,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 74,100.[5] In August 2014, the national population census put thr population at 103,829.[1]
Economic activities
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- Meat and fish processing
- Furniture manufacturing
- Manufacture of footwear
- Manufacture of baked products
- Cattle rearing
- Manufacture of beads
- "Gathering grasshoppers" that can potentially earn a collector over UGX:50 million annually.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest are located in Masaka or close to its borders:
- offices of Masaka town council
- Masaka central market
- headquarters of the Mechanized Division of the Uganda People's Defense Force
- Muteesa I Royal University
- Western Campus of Kampala University
- St. Henry's College Kitovu
- headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka
- Lake Nabugabo, 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the east of downtown Masaka.[6]
- Bukakkata, 24 miles (39 km) east of Masaka.
- Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria
- Masaka Regional Referral Hospital
- Masaka Currency Center – a currency storage and processing facility owned and operated by the Bank of Uganda, Uganda's central bank.[7]
- A branch of the National Social Security Fund
See also
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References
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External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Masaka#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Masaka]]. |
- Lake Nabugabo Homepage
- Masaka District Internet Portal
- River Of Life Church & Orphanage
- Uganda International Marathon, Masaka
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