Kabale

Kabale is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Kabale District, and the district headquarters are located there.

It is sometimes nicknamed "Kastone" as in the local Rukiga language, a "kabale" is a small stone.

Location
Kabale is located in the Kabale District of the Kigezi sub-region. It is about 142 km southwest of Mbarara, the largest city in the Western Region of Uganda. This is approximately 410 km, by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The town lies 2000 m above sea level with the coordinates: 01 15 00S, 29 59 24E (Latitude:-1.2500; 29.9900).

Population
In 1969, the national census that year enumerated 8,234 people in Kabale Town. According to the national census of 1980, that population had grown to 21,469. In 1991, the census that year enumerated 29,246 inhabitants. In the 2002 national census, Kabale had 41,344 residents. The 2014 national census and household survey enumerated 49,186 people. In 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population if the town at 53,200. UBOS calculated that the population of Kabale Town, grew at an average rate of 1.36 percent, annually, between 2014 and 2020.

Points of interest
The other points of interest within the town limits or close to the edges of town include the following:


 * headquarters of Kabale District Administration
 * offices of Kabale City Council
 * Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, a 250-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
 * branch of the National Social Security Fund
 * Kabale Currency Centre, a currency storage and processing facility owned and operated by the Bank of Uganda, Uganda's Central Bank
 * Kabale University, a government university
 * Kabale Airport, a civilian airport operated by Kabale Municipality
 * Kabale Campus of Uganda Martyrs University
 * Kabale Golf Course
 * Rugarama Hospital 200 patient bed capacity Church of Uganda founded general Hospital
 * Rushoroza Hospital - 200 Patients bed capacity, manageged by the Catholic Church
 * Rushoroza Cathedral - seat of the Catholic diocese of Kabale, found in Kabale City
 * Radio Maria Uganda - Kabale Station, located on Rushoroza Hill
 * St Mary's College Rushoroza - Kabale, founded by the Catholic church
 * St Paul's Seminary Rushoroza - founded by the Catholic church
 * African College of Commerce and Technology, a private tertiary educational institution

Notable people

 * Peter Mugarura - Economist and Development Economics Specialist
 * Benon Fred Twinamasiko, Physicist, Makerere University
 * Augustus Nuwagaba, Social worker and academic
 * Edith Mary Bataringaya, activist and politician
 * Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile - Governor Bank of Uganda
 * Ruhakana Rugunda - Prime Minister of Republic of Uganda
 * Callistus Rubaramira - Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale
 * Ian Mugisha, Life coach, Marriage counselor.
 * George Bagamuhunda - Bishop of the Church of Uganda Diocese of Kigezi
 * Ezra Suruma - Economist & Academic
 * Eli Nathan Bisamunyu - Politician and Historian
 * Mukama Prince Mbogo - Professor and Philosophical Anthropologist Lives in the USA