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词条 Kanoni
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  1. Location

  2. Population

  3. Points of interest

  4. Notable people

  5. See also

  6. References

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}}Kanoni, also Kanoni, Gomba or Kanoni–Gomba, is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the commercial, administrative, and political headquarters of Gomba District.[1]

Location

The town is located in Gomba District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda, approximately {{convert|96|km|0}}, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] The town is located about {{convert|61|km|0}}, by road, west of Mpigi, the nearest large metropolitan area, along the Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road.[3] The town lies at an average elevation of {{convert|1242|m|ft}}, above sea level.[4] The coordinates of Kanoni are 0°10'22.0"N, 31°54'21.0"E (Latitude:0.172778; Longitude:31.905833).[5]

Population

During the national population census and household survey, conducted on 27 August 2014, the population of Kanoni was enumerated at 12,439 people.[6]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town include the tarmacked Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road, which passes through town, between Gombe and Kabulasoke.[5][7]

The offices of Kanoni Town Council and the headquarters of Gomba District Administration are located in the town.[7] A new radio station, (Gomba FM), started broadcasting in 2018, and Mubiru Motel, offers accommodation and meals.[7]

Kanoni has one public health care facility, Kanoni Health Centre III, one pharmacy and a number of drug shops, where those who can afford the cost, can obtain medication for their ailments.[7]

The town is home to several elementary schools, most of them private, and two secondary schools. There are four coffee processing factories in the town and one plastics manufacturing factory, Kanoni Plastic Works Company Limited (not operating a of September 2018).[7]

Notable people

  • Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu[7]

See also

  • Butambala District
  • Sembabule District
  • The Equator
  • List of cities and towns in Uganda

References

1. ^{{cite web |title=The making of a needy district |date=25 August 2010 |access-date=19 September 2018 |format=Archived from the Original |newspaper=The Independent (Uganda) |location=Kampala | author=Independent Reporter |archive-date=11 July 2015 | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711071333/http://www.independent.co.ug/news/news-analysis/3378-the-making-of-a-needy-district }}
2. ^{{cite web |date=19 September 2018 |access-date=19 September 2018 |author=Globefeed.com | url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Post%20Office%20Building%2C%20Kampala%20Road%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Kanoni-Gomba%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJXyfX9IC8fRcRorrkbY-nufI&dt2=ChIJgai8mYtDfRcR-YOTfMwEpjc&sr=dc |title=Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Kanoni-Gomba, Uganda |publisher=Globefeed.com}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Mpigi%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Kanoni-Gomba%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJ35TCKA91fRcRQZ2yqHnSj48&dt2=ChIJgai8mYtDfRcR-YOTfMwEpjc&sr=dc |title=Distance between Mpigi, Uganda and Kanoni-Gomba, Uganda |access-date=19 September 2018 |date=19 September 2018 |publisher=Globefeed.com | author=Globefeed.com}}
4. ^{{cite web |title=Kanoni, Gomba District: Estimated Terrain Elevation Above Sea Level | last=Geoview.info | date=21 August 2015 | access-date=21 August 2015 |publisher=Geoview.info | url=http://ug.geoview.info/kanoni,232307}}
5. ^{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B010'22.0%22N+31%C2%B054'21.0%22E/@0.1928186,31.9051674,16991m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.1727778!4d31.9058333 |access-date=19 September 2018 |title=Location of Kanoni, Gomba District, Buganda Region, Uganda}}
6. ^{{cite web| url=https://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/2014CensusProfiles/GOMBA.pdf |title=National Population and Housing Census 2014: Map 3: Distribution of Population by Sub-county; Gomba District, 2014 |page=10 |access-date=19 September 2018 |date=April 2017 | publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |location=Kampala | author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}
7. ^{{cite web|access-date=19 September 2018 |date=19 September 2018 |newspaper=Daily Monitor |location=Kampala |first=Moses |last=Muwulya | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/HomesandProperty/Tarmacked-road-gives-Bobi-Wine-town-facelift/689858-4767552-qktvu6/index.html |title=Tarmacked road gives Bobi Wine town facelift}}
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