Kisoro
{{For|Kisoro District|Kisoro District}}
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Kisoro is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Kisoro District and the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Kisoro is approximately {{convert|76|km|0}} west of Kabale, the largest city in the Kigezi sub-region.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kabale/Kisoro/@-1.2005159,29.6978513,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19dc0de1b5440c5d:0xda36f40463e495df!2m2!1d29.9856157!2d-1.241956!1m5!1m1!1s0x19dc3924f48197e9:0xf091b1adfa613524!2m2!1d29.6904746!2d-1.2834307!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kabale, Uganda And Kisoro, Uganda |access-date=22 August 2021}} This is approximately {{convert|484|km|0}}, by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the country's largest city.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Kisoro/@-0.8024018,31.4208196,7z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x19dc3924f48197e9:0xf091b1adfa613524!2m2!1d29.6904746!2d-1.2834307!3e0 |
title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Kisoro, Uganda With Map |access-date=22 August 2021}} Kisoro is east of Rumangabo and the Virunga Mountains in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The geographical coordinates of Kisoro are 1°17'06.0"S, 29°41'06.0"E (Latitude:-1.2850; Longitude:29.6850).{{google maps |
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B017'06.0%22S+29%C2%B041'06.0%22E/@-1.3008267,29.6609321,4255m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-1.285!4d29.685 |title=Location of Kisoro, Uganda | access-date=22 August 2021}} Kisoro Town Council sits at an average elevation of {{convert|1929|m|ft}}, above mean sea level.{{cite web| work=Elevation.maplogs.com | url=https://elevation.maplogs.com/poi/kisoro_uganda.442471.html | date=22 August 2021 |author=Elevation Maplogs | title=Worldwide Elevation Finder |access-date=22 August 2021}}
Overview
Kisoro is located under the peaks of the Mufumbiro Mountains, which are part of the Virunga Mountains and home to rare mountain gorillas. The area boasts of mountain scenery, Lake Mutanda, colorful markets, and volcano trekking. It is the nearest town to the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and is an access town for those traveling to Rwanda or the DRC for gorilla tracking in the Volcanoes National Park or the Virunga National Park.{{cite web
|title=Overview of Kisoro Town, Uganda
|accessdate=7 June 2014
|url=http://www.traveluganda.co.ug/kisoro.asp
|last=UTP
|publisher=Uganda Travel Planner (UTP)
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528000300/http://www.traveluganda.co.ug/kisoro.asp
|archivedate=28 May 2014
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Population
The 2002 national census estimated the population of Kisoro at 11,330. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 12,700 in 2010. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 12,900.{{cite web|url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |title=Estimated Population of Kisoro In 2002, 2010 And 2011 |accessdate=7 June 2014 |last=UBOS |publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |archivedate= 7 July 2014 }} In 2014, the national population census estimated the population at 17,561.{{cite web | date=29 November 2014 | url=http://citypopulation.de/Uganda-Cities.html|title=The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants | publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | accessdate=28 February 2015 | last=UBOS}}
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest are located within the town limits or near its edges:
- offices of Kisoro Town Council
- Kisoro central market
- Kisoro Airport, administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
- Kisoro District Hospital, a 160-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
- Lake Mutanda, located approximately {{convert|20|km|mi}}, by road, north of Kisoro.
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, for viewing mountain gorillas
- Voice of Muhabura a local radio station that broadcasts on 88.9 FM. The radio streams live at [https://vomuhabura.com/ Vomuhabura Online] in Rufumbira (a local dialect synonymous to Kinyarwanda), Rukiga, English and Swahili. It serves over 6 million people.
Photos
- [http://farm1.static.flickr.com/15/69290741_139b81cc61.jpg?v=0 Photo of downtown Kisoro]
- [http://lh5.ggpht.com/_WcOHEvCxFFA/R_JS6GGCQxI/AAAAAAAADAI/slBONrJWD08/IMG_2206.JPG Panoramic View of Kisoro Town]
- [http://www.ugpulse.com/images/articles/daily/20060904_100_4.jpg Another View of Kisoro]
See also
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External links
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- [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=kisoro+town&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=HP1cSvCFN5K6MN3Rta4C&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1 Google Map of Kisoro Town]
- [https://www.guidetouganda.com/towns/kisoro-town/ Guide to Kisoro Town]
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