| Official Name: | Sheema |
| Other Name: | Sheema Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Uganda |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ankole sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sheema District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Parliamentary Constituency |
| Subdivision Name4: | Sheema Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Member of Parliament |
| Leader Name1: | Elioda Tumwesigye[1] |
| Established Date2: | 1 July 2018 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
| Population Total: | 80375 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | -0.5811°N 30.3794°W |
| Elevation M: | 1410 |
Sheema, also Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest municipality in Sheema District.[2]
Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately 33km (21miles) west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region.[3] This is about 29km (18miles) east of Ishaka.[4] The coordinates of the town are:0°34'52.0"S, 30°22'46.0"E (Latitude:-0.581111; Longitude). The elevation of the Kibingo neighborhood in Sheema Municipality is 1410m (4,630feet), above sea level.[5]
Sheema Municipality is an urban centre in Sheema District. It includes the neighborhoods of Kabwohe, Itendero and Kibingo, where the district headquarters are located. Sheema Town was created on 1 July 2018, when it was carved out of Sheema North Constituency.[6] [7]
In 2014, the national census put the population of Sheema Municipality (Kibingo-Kabwohe-Itendero), at 80,735 people.[8]
Agather Atuhaire, born here around 1988, was a whistle blower on government corruption.[9]
The following points of interest lie within or close to the town limits: (a) The offices of Sheema Town Council (b) Kabwohe Central Market, the largest source of fresh produce in Kabwohe (c) A branch of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (d) A branch of Pride Microfinance Limited (e) Emmanuel Church, Kabwohe, a place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda (e) The headquarters of Sheema District (f) Ankole Western University, a private university affiliated with Western Ankole Diocese of the Church of Uganda.[10] (g) Nganwa High School, a secondary school administered by the Uganda Ministry of Education (h) Integrated Community Based Initiatives (ICOBI), an NGO in Kabwohe and (i) Kabwohe Clinical Research Center (KCRC), a research, development, and medical testing center.