Lwensinga
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Lwensinga is a town in the Buganda Region of Uganda.{{cite web|date=April 2019 |url=http://ug.geoview.info/lwensinga,229624 |access-date=29 April 2019 |publisher=Geoview.info |title=Lwensinga is a populated place and is located in Lwengo District, Central Region, Uganda |author=Geoview}}
Location
The town is in Mbiriizi Parish, in Lwengo sub-county, Lwengo District.{{cite web|date=2 August 2018 |url=http://www.lcmt.org/uganda/lwengo/lwengo/mbirizi |
title=Map of Mbirizi Parish, Showing the Town of Lwensinga | access-date=2 August 2018 |publisher=Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT) |author=LCMT}} Lwensinga lies along the Masaka–Mbarara Road, approximately {{convert|34|km|0}}, west of Masaka, the nearest large city.{{cite web| url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Masaka%20Post%20Office%2C%20Masaka%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Lwensinga%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJf5KjgsSO1xkRfqV2JCw9RR4&dt2=ChIJq4eSgpgv2BkRj5dca1TtUrs&sr=dc |title=Distance between Masaka Post Office, Masaka, Uganda and Lwensinga, Uganda |date=2 August 2018 |access-date=2 August 2018 |publisher=Globefeed.com | author=Globefeed.com}} This is approximately {{convert|168|km|0}}, by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.{{cite web|access-date=2 August 2018 |date=2 August 2018 |publisher=Globefeed.com |author=Globefeed.com | url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Post%20Office%20Building%2C%20Kampala%20Road%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Lwensinga%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJXyfX9IC8fRcRorrkbY-nufI&dt2=ChIJq4eSgpgv2BkRj5dca1TtUrs&sr=dc |title=Distance Between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Lwensinga, Uganda}} The geographical coordinates of Lwensinga are: 0°23'31.0"S, 31°27'35.0"E (Latitude:-0.391944; Longitude:31.459722).{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B023'31.0%22S+31%C2%B027'35.0%22E/@-0.3911525,31.4573998,445m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-0.3919444!4d31.4597222 |access-date=2 August 2018 | title=Location of Lwensinga, Lwengo District, Uganda}} The town lies at an average elevation of {{convert|1257|m|0}}, above sea level.{{cite web|access-date=2 August 2018 | url=http://ug.geoview.info/lwensinga,229624 |title=Elevation of Lwensinga, Lwengo District, Uganda |publisher=Geoview.Info | date=2 August 2018 |author=Geoview.Info}}
Overview
Lwensinga is the southern terminus of the {{convert|37|km|0}} Sembabule–Mateete–Lwensinga Road.{{cite web| url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Sembabule%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Lwensinga%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJB7k_54sF2BkRjPtetqA1oKk&dt2=ChIJq4eSgpgv2BkRj5dca1TtUrs&sr=dc |title=Distance between Sembabule, Uganda and Lwensinga, Uganda |access-date=2 August 2018 |publisher=Globefeed.com | author=Globefeed.com |date=2 August 2018}} Here, this road joins the Masaka–Mbarara Road, which passes through the town, in a general east to west direction.{{cite web| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B023'26.5%22S+31%C2%B027'40.5%22E/@-0.3906944,31.460684,117m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-0.3906944!4d31.46125 |title=Map Showing the Junction of Sembabule–Mateete–Lwensinga Road and Masaka–Mbarara Road |access-date=2 August 2018}} Finance Trust Bank, a commercial bank with headquarters in Kampala, maintains a branch in Lwensinga.{{google maps|access-date=2 August 2018 |title=Map Showing Lwensinga Branch Finance Trust Bank | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Finance+Trust+Bank,+Lwengo/@-0.3910086,31.4588834,358m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x19d82f9190ea2d8b:0x1b31613f9387f8f0!8m2!3d-0.3916176!4d31.4598518}} The town is also home to Kyamaganda Health Centre II, owned and administered by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau.{{cite web | url=https://www.ucmb.co.ug/files/UCMBdocs/Reports/ARTICLES/UCMB%20Annual%20Report%202014.pdf |access-date=2 August 2018 |
date=12 December 2014 |publisher=Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau | author=Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau |location=Nsambya, Kampala |title=Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau: Annual Report for Year Ended December 2014}}
See also
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External links
- [https://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/2009_HLG_%20Abstract_printed/CIS+UPLOADS/CIS%20summary%20reports/Lwengo.pdf Lwengo District Sub-Counties 2009]
{{Lwengo District}}
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Category:Populated places in Central Region, Uganda