Iganga

Iganga is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Iganga District.

Iganga
Iganga
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°36′54″N 33°29′06″E
Country Uganda
RegionEastern Region of Uganda
Sub-regionBusoga sub-region
DistrictIganga District
Elevation
3,670 ft (1,120 m)
Population
 (2014 Census)
 • Total53,870[1]
Websiteigangamc.go.ug

Location

Iganga is located in Uganda's Busoga sub-region. It lies approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi), by road, northeast of the city of Jinja on the highway between Jinja and Tororo.[2] This is approximately 118 kilometres (73 mi), by road, southeast of Mbale[3] The coordinates of the town of Iganga are:0°36'54.0"N, 33°29'06.0"E (Latitude:0.6150; Longitude:33.4850).[4]

Overview

Iganga town has several Internet cafes, several guest houses, and a bustling market in the center of town beside the taxi park. Points of interest in the town include the DevelopNet Iganga Project, which houses an Internet cafe and a community center for the Iganga District NGO/CBO Forum. International Hand Iganga is a non-governmental organization operating in the area supporting education and community development,

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.

Population

In 2002, the national census estimated Iganga's population at 39,500. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 51,800. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Iganga at 53,700.[5] In 2014, the national population census put Iganga's population at 53,870.[1]

Health

Iganga General Hospital better known as Nakavule Hospital[6] [7]serves the residents of the municipality of Iganga, as well as the rest of the district. The hospital was rated to be the leading performer of general hospitals in Uganda financially, though its facilities and infrastructure are in need of updates.[8] The hospital was renovated as part of a seven hospital renovation project by the Ugandan government in November 2015.[9]

Efforts have been made to establish emergency medical services in Iganga, most notably with the development of a lay first responder program in 2016 by international collaborators from Washington University in St. Louis, LFR International and the Uganda Red Cross Society.[10][11]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within or near Iganga:

Dr Nakwagala Fred. He is a Senior Consultant Physician, Endocrinologist and Leading Bioethicist born in Nasuti village Iganga District and currently serving at Mulago National Referral Hospital=Notable people

Andrew Kiiza Kaluya Namitego, He is the elected member of parliament for Kigulu County South, Iganga District, and is not affiliated to any political party in Uganda.

See also

References
  1. UBOS, . (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 23 February 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "Distance Between Jinja and Iganga With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. "Map Showing Mbale And Iganga With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. Google (2 July 2015). "Location of Iganga At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. UBOS, . "Estimated Population of Iganga In 2002, 2010 & 2011" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "I fought corruption in Iganga Hospital, says Bageya". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  7. "Iganga accident victims named". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  8. "Health | Iganga District".
  9. http://allafrica.com/stories/201511061106.html
  10. Delaney, Peter G.; Bamuleke, Richard; Lee, Yang Jae (2018). "Lay First Responder Training in Eastern Uganda: Leveraging Transportation Infrastructure to Build an Effective Prehospital Emergency Care Training Program". World Journal of Surgery. 42 (8): 2293–2302. doi:10.1007/s00268-018-4467-3. PMID 29349487.
  11. "An innovation mindset | the Source | Washington University in St. Louis". 2018-04-20.
  12. [[[Kigulu]] "Kigulu"] Check |url= value (help), Wikipedia, 2012-07-09, retrieved 2020-03-11

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