Kikuube

Kikuube is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kikuube District and the site of the district headquarters.

Location
Kikuube lies along the Hoima–Kabwoya Road, approximately 26 km, southwest of the city of Hoima, the largest urban centre in the Bunyoro sub-region. This is approximately 215 km, by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The geographical coordinates of Kikuube Town are:01°19'58.0"N, 31°12'27.0"E (Latitude:1.332778; Longitude:31.207500).

Population
In July 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS, estimated the mid-year population of the town at 18,100 people.

Overview
Kikuube is the headquarters of Kikuube District, which became operational on 1 July 2018. The satellite map of the town shows places of worship of all major religions in the country; (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam, Seventh-day Adventist and Pentecostal). There is also a nursery school, a primary school and a secondary school in the town's neighborhood called Kaziranfumbi.

Approximately 14 km south of Kikuube town, are the headquarters and main factory of Hoima Sugar Limited, a manufacturer of crystalline sugar from sugarcane. Opened in 2011, the company owns a nucleus sugarcane farm of about 3800 ha, supported by sugarcane farms owned by smallholder farmer out-growers, measuring over 8000 ha. The company employs nearly 600 direct employees and another 800 people indirectly. The registered pool of out-grower farmers exceeded 3,500, as of September 2020.