Sheema

Sheema, also Sheema Municipality, is an urban centre in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the largest municipality in Sheema District.

Location
Sheema lies on the Mbarara–Ishaka Road, approximately 33 km west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. This is about 29 km east of Ishaka. The coordinates of the town are:0°34'52.0"S, 30°22'46.0"E (Latitude:-0.581111; Longitude). The elevation of the Kibingo neighborhood in Sheema Municipality is 1410 m, above sea level.

Overview
Sheema Municipality is an urban centre in Sheema District. It includes the neighborhoods of Kabwohe, Itendero and Kibingo, where the district headquarters are located. Sheema Town was created on 1 July 2018, when it was carved out of Sheema North Constituency.

Population
In 2014, the national census put the population of Sheema Municipality (Kibingo-Kabwohe-Itendero), at 80,735 people.

People
Agather Atuhaire, born here around 1988, was a whistle blower on government corruption.

Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within or close to the town limits: (a) The offices of Sheema Town Council (b) Kabwohe Central Market, the largest source of fresh produce in Kabwohe (c) A branch of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (d) A branch of Pride Microfinance Limited (e) Emmanuel Church, Kabwohe, a place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda (e) The headquarters of Sheema District (f) Ankole Western University, a private university affiliated with Western Ankole Diocese of the Church of Uganda. (g) Nganwa High School, a secondary school administered by the Uganda Ministry of Education (h) Integrated Community Based Initiatives (ICOBI), an NGO in Kabwohe and (i) Kabwohe Clinical Research Center (KCRC), a research, development, and medical testing center.