Ngoma, Uganda
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Ngoma is a small town in Nakaseke District, Central Uganda. It is one of the municipalities within Nakaseke District.{{cite web|title=MPS warn on new town councils|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/693084|accessdate=18 December 2015|date=1 September 2009|last=Cyprian Musoke|first=and Joyce Namutebi|newspaper=New Vision|location=Kampala|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904042212/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/693084|archivedate=4 September 2009}} Other municipalities in the district include: (a) Butalangu (b) Kapeeka (c) Nakaseke (d)
Location
Ngoma is located approximately {{convert|83|km|mi}}, by road, northwest of Luweero, the largest town in the sub-region.{{cite web|last=GFC|
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publisher=Globefeed.com|accessdate=18 December 2015|date=18 December 2015}} It lies about {{convert|16|km|mi}}, by road, north of Nakaseke, where the district headquarters are located.{{cite web|first=|last=GFC|
url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Nakaseke%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Ngoma%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJFYoHOSWdfBcR2sjCEY3AaVY&dt2=ChIJJzndgkdoexcRQSwxfZHIsKE|title=Map Showing Nakaseke And Ngoma With Route Marker|
publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC)|accessdate=18 December 2015|date=18 December 2015}} This location is approximately {{convert|132|km|mi}}, by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.{{cite web|url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20Road%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Ngoma%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJCacTwgW5fRcRPuJJw9VOeWU&dt2=ChIJJzndgkdoexcRQSwxfZHIsKE|title=Road Distance Between Kampala And Ngoma With Map|accessdate=18 December 2015|date=18 December 2015|first=| last=GFC| publisher=Globefeed.com}} The coordinates of the town are:1°10'50.0"N 32°01'03.0"E (Latitude:1.180551; Longitude:32.017491).{{google maps| title=Location of Ngoma, Uganda At Google Maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B010'50.0%22N+32%C2%B001'03.0%22E/@1.1805537,32.0163993,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en|
accessdate=18 December 2015}}
Population
During the national census and household survey of August 2014, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), enumerated the population of Ngoma at 6,295 people.{{cite web | date=November 2014 | location=Kampala | url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/NPHC/NPHC%202014%20PROVISIONAL%20RESULTS%20REPORT.pdf | title=National Population and Housing Census 2014: Provisional Results: Appendix 3 - Households and Population by Subcounty/ Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014 | publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | author=UBOS | accessdate=2 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110115940/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/NPHC/NPHC%202014%20PROVISIONAL%20RESULTS%20REPORT.pdf | archive-date=10 January 2017 | url-status=dead }}
Landmarks
The landmarks within the town limits or near the town include: (a) The offices of Ngoma Town Council (b) Ngoma Health Centre IV (c) Ngoma Central Market and (d) Oliver Tambo School of Leadership - Located at Kaweweta, near Ngoma.{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=650310&CatID=4|title=Uganda’s role in liberating South Africa|accessdate=18 December 2015|date=2015|newspaper=New Vision Mobile|first=Robert|last=Kabushenga|location=Kampala|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222133424/http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=650310&CatID=4|archivedate=22 December 2015}}{{cite web|first=Anne|last=Mugisa|accessdate=18 December 2015|date=27 March 2010|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/714298|title=Zuma Opens Tambo Leadership School|newspaper=New Vision|location=Kampala|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224065412/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/714298|archivedate=24 February 2015}}
See also
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Category:Central Region, Uganda