Official Name: | Kahunge |
Settlement Type: | Town Council |
Image Caption: | Kahunge |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Kahunge Town Council |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Coordinates: | 0.3248°N 30.4472°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Region of Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kamwenge District |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kibale County |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Kahunge is a town council in Kamwenge District of the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
Kahunge Town Council is found in Kibale County, Kamwenge District in the Western Region of Uganda.The town is located along Kamwenge-Fort Portal Highway, around 50km (30miles) from Kamwenge and around 60km (40miles) from Fort Portal by road.[2]
The town was promoted to town council status by the District Council of Kamwenge District in 2017 and it became functional in 2018.Kahunge is a busy trading centre and there is a motor stage for the vehicles plying Kamwenge-Fort Portal highway. People in rural Kahunge grow pineapples, maize, beans and coffee as a major cash crop. There is also dairy farming at a small scale.
The following additional points of interest lie within the town or near its boundaries.