# Kabale

Kabale City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main city of Kabale District, and the district headquarters are located at Makanga hills.
It is sometimes nicknamed "Kastone" as in the local Rukiga language, a "kabale" is a small stone.

## Location

Kabale city, second largest city in the Western Region of Uganda, is located in the Kabale District of the Kigezi sub-region. It is about 142 kilometres (88 mi) southwest of Mbarara, the largest city in the Western Region of Uganda. This is approximately 410 kilometres (250 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The town lies 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level with the coordinates: 01 15 00S, 29 59 24E (Latitude:-1.2500; 29.9900).

## Climate

Climate data for Kabale, Uganda (1961-1990 normals, extremes 1957-present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) | 31.0 (87.8) | 33.5 (92.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.2 (86.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 35.8 (96.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 35.8 (96.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.9 (75.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.3 (63.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) | 10.8 (51.4) | 10.9 (51.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 9.8 (49.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 10.5 (50.9) | 10.9 (51.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 10.6 (51.1) | 10.7 (51.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.4 (47.1) | 9.2 (48.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.4 (38.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | 2.0 (35.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | 2.0 (35.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 65.4 (2.57) | 81.1 (3.19) | 112.8 (4.44) | 139.8 (5.50) | 97.6 (3.84) | 28.5 (1.12) | 20.0 (0.79) | 54.4 (2.14) | 99.2 (3.91) | 111.1 (4.37) | 117.4 (4.62) | 88.6 (3.49) | 1,015.9 (39.98) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.6 | 9.6 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 10.3 | 115.5 |
| Source 1: WMO ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (extremes) ||||||||||||||

## Population

In 1969, the national census that year enumerated 8,234 people in Kabale City. According to the national census of 1980, that population had grown to 21,469. In 1991, the census that year enumerated 29,246 inhabitants. In the 2002 national census, Kabale had 41,344 residents. The 2014 national census and household survey enumerated 49,186 people. In 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population if the town at 53,200. UBOS calculated that the population of Kabale city, grew at an average rate of 1.36 percent, annually, between 2014 and 2020.

## Points of interest

The other points of interest within the town limits or close to the edges of town include the following:
* headquarters of Kabale District Administration
* offices of Kabale City Council
* Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, a 250-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
* branch of the National Social Security Fund
* Kabale Currency Centre, a currency storage and processing facility owned and operated by the Bank of Uganda, Uganda's Central Bank
* Kabale University, a government university
* Kabale Airport, a civilian airport operated by Kabale Municipality
* Kabale Campus of Uganda Martyrs University
* Kabale Golf Course
* Rugarama Hospital 200 patient bed capacity Church of Uganda founded general Hospital
* Rushoroza Hospital - 200 Patients bed capacity, manageged by the Catholic Church
* Rushoroza Cathedral - seat of the Catholic diocese of Kabale, found in Kabale City
* Radio Maria Uganda - Kabale Station, located on Rushoroza Hill
* St Mary's College Rushoroza - Kabale, founded by the Catholic church
* St Paul's Seminary Rushoroza - founded by the Catholic church
* African College of Commerce and Technology, a private tertiary educational institution

## Impressions of Kabale

* The Main Street of Kabale
* Kabale
* Kabale's landscape

## Notable people

* Augustus Nuwagaba, Social worker and academic
* Edith Mary Bataringaya, activist and politician
* Ruhakana Rugunda - Prime Minister of Republic of Uganda
* Callistus Rubaramira - Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale
* Ezra Suruma - Economist & Academic