Kalisizo Explained
| Official Name: | Kalisizo |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Uganda |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kyotera District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
| Population Total: | 31439 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | -0.535°N 31.6225°W |
Kalisizo is a town in the southern part of the Central Region of Uganda. Although it is the leading commercial center in Kyotera District, the administrative headquarters of the district are in Kasaali.
Location
Kalisizo lies on the main highway between Masaka and the border town of Mutukula on Uganda's border with Tanzania. Kalisizo is located approximately 29km (18miles), by road, southwest of Masaka, the nearest large city.[1] Kalisizo is approximately 61km (38miles), by road, north of Mutukula, the town at the international border with Tanzania.[2] The coordinates of the town are:0°32'06.0"S, 31°37'21.0"E (Latitude:-0.5350; Longitude:31.6225).
Population
In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated the population of the town at 32,000, compared to 32,700 in 2011.[3] In 2014 the National Census and Household Survey enumerated the population of Kalisizo at 31,439, with the urban population being 13,464, and the rural population being 17,975.[4]
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town:
- The offices of Kalisizo Town Council
- The headquarters of Kalisizo Sub-county
- Kalisizo General Hospital - A 120-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
- Offices of The Rotary Club of Kalisizo - Club Number 59564.
- Christ the King Senior Secondary School
- Kalisizo central market
- The Masaka–Mutukula Road - The road passes through the middle of town in a north-south direction.
- Kalisizo Grade One Magistrate's Court.
- Kalisizo Police Station offices.[5]
- Rakai Health Sciences Program (Rakai Project) head offices.
See also
External links
-0.535°N 31.6225°W
Notes and References
- Web site: 28 February 2018 . Distance between Masaka Post Office, Masaka, Uganda and Kalisizo, Uganda . 28 February 2018 . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com.
- Web site: 28 February 2018 . Distance between Kalisizo Hospital, Masaka–Kakuto Road, Kalisizo, Uganda and Kololo Weekly Market, Mutukula, Uganda. 28 February 2018 . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com .
- Web site: 28 February 2018 . PDF . Estimated Population of Ugandan Towns in July 2011 . July 2010 . Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) . UBOS . Kampala.
- Web site: Uganda National Census & Household Survey: Appendix 3; Households and Population by Subcounty/Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014 . 28 February 2018 . November 2014 . UBOS . . Kampala . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110115940/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/NPHC/NPHC%202014%20PROVISIONAL%20RESULTS%20REPORT.pdf . 10 January 2017 . dead .
- Web site: Bindhe . One Dead, 3 Injured in Kalisizo Robbery . 28 February 2018 . 11 January 2017 . Edward . . Kampala.
