Kasese
Sign in to saveKasese is a municipality in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main urban, commercial, and administrative centre of Kasese District. Kasese serves as the capital of the Rwenzururu, a cultural institution and subnational kingdom. The city is located in the Albertine Rift at the base of the Rwenzori Mountains and is a gateway to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in UG, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 135 inbound references to Kasese, and connects out to Mpondwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
It is catalogued under topics including Cities in the Great Rift Valley, Kasese District and Populated places established in the 1950s.
Vinony links it to 25 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Buwatha
- Region
- Kasese
- Country
- Uganda
- Population
- 115,400
- Timezone
- Africa/Kampala
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kasese Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kasese_Uganda.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A view of Kasese
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Uganda
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uganda
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Western Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kasese District
- Settlement.government_type
- City Council
- Settlement.leader_title
- City Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Chance Kahindo
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Member of Parliament
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Kambale Ferigo (Kasese Municipality)
- Settlement.established_title
- City status
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 July 2023
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Uganda
- Located in
- Kasese District
- Elevation
- 1000
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Rwenzururu Kingdom
- Image
- Kasese Uganda.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kasese
- P12749
- 1210
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
On the map
2 mapped locations