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Iganga
Iganga Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°36′58″N 33°28′56″E / 0.61611°N 33.48222°E / 0.61611; 33.48222
Country	Uganda
District	Iganga District
Government
- Mayor
Population (2008 Estimate)
- Total	48,200

Iganga is a town in eastern Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Iganga District and the district headquarters are located there.

Contents 1 Location 2 Overview 3 Transport 4 Population 5 Landmarks 6 External links 7 See also 8 References

[edit] Location

Iganga is located approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi), by road, northeast of the city of Jinja, on the highway between Jinja and Tororo. ^[1] The coordinates of Iganga town are: Latitude:0.6160; Longitude:33.4822, and is located in the country's Busoga region.

[edit] Overview

Iganga town has several Internet cafes, several guest houses, and a bustling market in the center of town beside the taxi park. Town landmarks include the Iganga Hospital, A 100-bed public hospital, administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health. Another landmark is the DevelopNet Iganga Project, which houses an Internet cafe and a community center for the Iganga District NGO/CBO Forum. Mwaana Hotel is one of the hospitality establishments in town. Busoga University, located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of downtown Iganga town on the highway between Iganga and Jinja, commenced operations on February 12, 1999.

[edit] Transport

Iganga is served by a station on the Uganda Railways. The highway from the border with Kenya at Malaba, passes through Tororo and through Iganga, on the way to Jinja and on to Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

[edit] Population

In 2002, the national census estimated Iganga's population at 39,472. In 2008, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated the population of the town at 48,200.^[2]

[edit] Landmarks

The landmarks within the town limits or close to the edges of town include:

• The headquarters of Iganga District Administration
• The main campus of Busoga University - One of the thirty (30) universities in Uganda
• Iganga Hospital - A 200 bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
• A branch of Bank of Baroda
• A branch of Barclays Bank
• A branch of Crane Bank
• A branch of Equity Bank
• A branch of Stanbic Bank

[edit] External links

• DevelopNet Iganga homepage
• Busoga University homepage
• FallingRain Map - elevation = 1081m (Red dots are railways)

[edit] See also

• Railway stations in Uganda
• Iganga District

[edit] References

Coordinates: 00°36′58″N 33°28′56″E / 0.61611°N 33.48222°E / 0.61611; 33.48222

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