Namayingo

Namayingo is a town in Namayingo District in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the site of the district headquarters.^[2]

Namayingo
Namayingo Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°20′42″N 33°52′48″E / 0.34500°N 33.88000°E / 0.34500; 33.88000
Country	Uganda
Region	Eastern Region of Uganda
Sub-region	Busoga sub-region
District	Namayingo District
Elevation	4,186 ft (1,276 m)
Population  (2020 Estimate)
• Total	17,300^[1]
Website	www.namayingo.go.ug

Location

Namayingo is on the mainland in the Busoga sub-region and is approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi), by road, southeast of Bugiri, the nearest large town.^[3] This is approximately 88 kilometres (55 mi), by road, southeast of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region.^[4]

Namayingo Town is located along the Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi), southwest of Busia, the nearest large city.^[5] The coordinates of Namayingo are 0°20'42.0"N, 33°52'48.0"E (Latitude:0.3450; Longitude:33.8800).^[6] Namayingo Town sits at an average elevation of 1,276 metres (4,186 ft) above mean sea level.^[7]

Overview

The town of Namayingo is small and dusty and lacks public running water, electricity, or a sewer system.^[8] The public roads are notoriously bad, prompting a public demonstration numbering about 200 people in January 2013.^[9]

In 2020, the Musita–Lumino–Busia Road, which passes through town and has been under improvement to class II bitumen standard since 2015, was commissioned in November 2020, upon completion of those renovations.^[10] The renovated road has led to faster travel times and improved the ease of doing business in Namayingo Town, Namayingo District and surrounding communities.^[11]

Population

In September 2002, the population census put the population of Namayingo at 8,332. In August 2014, the national population census put the population at 15,741.^[12]

In 2015 the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 15,900. In 2020, the population agency estimated the population of Namayingo Town at 17,300 people. Of these, 9,100 (52.6 percent) were female and 8,200 (47.4 percent) were male. UBOS calculated the annual growth rate of the town's population to average 1.70 percent, between 2015 and 2020.^[1]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or near its borders:^[6]

1. The offices of Namayingo Town Council

2. The offices of Namayingo District Local Government

3. Namayingo Central Market

4. Buyinja Health Centre IV, a government healthcare facility owned by the Uganda Ministry of Health, administered by the Namayingo District Administration.

5. Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road, passing through town in a general west to east direction.^[13]

6. Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, in Buhemba sub-county, approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi), southwest of town, off of the Namayingo–Maruba Road.^[14]

References

1. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Namayingo" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
2. Places In The World (12 January 2021). "About Namayingo Town Council, Uganda". Places In The World. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
3. Google (12 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Bugiri, Uganda And Pentecostal Church Namayingo West, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
4. Google (12 January 2021). "Distance Between Jinja, Uganda And Pentecostal Church Namayingo West, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
5. Google (12 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Busia, Uganda And Pentecostal Church Namayingo West, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
6. Google (11 January 2021). "Location of Namayingo Town, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
7. Fallingrain (12 January 2021). "Elevation of Namayingo". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
8. John Masaba and George Bita (26 October 2013). "Namayingo struggling to quench residents' thirst". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
9. Aldon Walukamba (1 February 2013). "Namayingo Residents Demonstrate Against Bad Roads". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
10. Patrick Mulyungi (4 November 2020). "Musita-Lumino-Busia-Majanji Road Commissioned In Uganda". Nairobi: Construction Review Online. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
11. Daily Monitor (22 October 2019). "How Musita–Namayingo Tarmac Road Has Turned Around Fortunes". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
12. UBOS (29 November 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 28 February 2015.
13. The Insider Reporter (23 February 2015). . Kampala: The Insider Uganda. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 23 July 2015) on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
14. Google (12 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Buhemba, Namayingo District And Pentecostal Church Namayingo West, Namayingo Town, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

External links

• Hashaka To Reinvent Namayingo District