Kasese

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Kasese is a town in western Uganda that serves as a key gateway to Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Rwenzori Mountains.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Kasese District 8
Kasese canonical 5
Kasese Central Market 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeStatus municipality
capitalOf Kasese District
linked to: Kasese
climate tropical savanna climate
coordinateLocation 0.1833°N 30.0833°E
country Uganda
distanceTo about 360 km west of Kampala
about 72 km south of Fort Portal
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 959 metres
gatewayTo Queen Elizabeth National Park
Rwenzori Mountains
hasEducationalInstitution Uganda Technical College – Kichwamba (nearby)
hasHealthFacility Kasese Municipal Health Centre
hasMarket Kasese Central Market
linked to: Kasese
hasNearbyBorderPoint Mpondwe border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasRailwayHistory former western terminus of Uganda Railway branch line
hasReligiousBuilding Kasese Catholic Parish
Kasese Muslim Mosque
hasTransportFacility Kasese Airport
isTouristHubFor mountain trekking
safari tourism
wildlife viewing
languageUsed English
Luganda
Runyakitara
linked to: Runyoro
locatedIn Western Region, Uganda
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Kasese District
linked to: Kasese
locatedNear Queen Elizabeth National Park
Rwenzori Mountains
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
locatedOn Nyamwamba River
nearbyMiningArea Kilembe copper mines
nearProtectedArea Kibale National Park (regionally nearby)
partOfRegion Rwenzori sub-region
populationEstimate over 100000 inhabitants
primaryEconomicActivity mining
tourism
trade
regionCode UG-410 (Kasese District)
linked to: Kasese
roadConnection Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road
Kasese–Mbarara Road
subjectTo flooding from Nyamwamba River
timeZone East Africa Time
UTCoffset +3

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nyakalengija locatedIn Kasese District
linked to: Kasese
Nyakalengija accessRoadFrom Kasese town
linked to: Kasese
Katwe Explosion Craters locatedIn Kasese District
linked to: Kasese
Kasese locatedInAdministrativeEntity Kasese District
linked to: Kasese
Kasese capitalOf Kasese District
linked to: Kasese
Kasese regionCode UG-410 (Kasese District)
linked to: Kasese
Kasese hasMarket Kasese Central Market
linked to: Kasese
Kazinga Channel locatedNear Kasese District
linked to: Kasese
Ishasha sector locatedIn Kasese District
linked to: Kasese
Southwestern Uganda contains Kasese District
linked to: Kasese
Kilembe locatedIn Kasese District
linked to: Kasese
Kilembe near Kasese