Kabulasoke

Kabulasoke
Kabulasoke is located in Uganda
Kabulasoke
Kabulasoke
Map of Uganda showing location of Kabulasoke
Coordinates: 00°09′27″N 31°48′42″E / 0.15750°N 31.81167°E / 0.15750; 31.81167
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Region
DistrictsGomba District
Government
 • Member of ParliamentMariam Najjemba
Elevation
1,222 m (4,009 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Kabulasoke is a town in Gomba District in the Central Region of Uganda.

Location

The town is in Kabulasoke Sub-county, being one of the nine parishes in that administrative unit.[1] Kabulasoke is approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi), by road, west of Kanoni, the location of the district headquarters.[2] This is approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Maddu, the nearest large town.[3]

Kabulasoke is approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[4] The coordinates of Kabulasoke are 0°09'25.0"N, 31°48'42.0"E (Latitude:0.156944; Longitude:31.811667).[5] The average elevation of the town is about 1,222 metres (4,009 ft) above mean sea level.[6]

Overview

In April 2015, MSS Xsabo Power Limited applied for a license to generate 20 megawatts of solar power from the then proposed Kabulasoke Solar Power Station, located in Namulasa Village, Butiti Parish, Kabulasoke Sub-County, Gomba District.[7] The project was completed in December 2018, launching the start of a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Uganda. [8] The plant will serve power to 5 million people in rural Uganda. [9]

The 135 kilometres (84 mi) Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road passes through town.[10] The town is also the location of Kabulasoke CORE Primary Teachers' College.[11]

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