Kalule

Kalule is a town in Luweero District in Central Uganda.

Location

Kalule located approximately, by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on the highway to Masindi. The coordinates of the town are: 00 38 24N, 32 31 48E.

Overview

Kalule is one of the municipalities in Luweero District, the others being:

Bamunanika - About, northeast of Kalule.
Bombo - About, south of Kalule.
Luweero - The district headquarters, about, north of Kalule.
Kalagala - About, southeast of Kalule
Wobulenzi - About, north of Kalule
Ziroobwe - About, east of Kalule.

Kalule is a rapidly expanding metropolitan area. It is a market town that attracts agricultural produce from farmers in Bbowa, Katende and Kayindu. There are large pig farms in Kwese, a suburb of Kalule. Merchandise that does not find market in Kalule is sent to markets farther south, including to Kampala, the largest city in Uganda, and the capital of the country.

Population

The population of Kalule is not publicly known, as of November 2010.

Landmarks

In Kalule or near the town there are several landmarks, including the following:

The offices of Kalule Town Council
Kalule Central Market
The Kampala-Masindi Highway - the highway traverses the town in a north - south direction
The Kalule-Bamunanika Road - the road makes a T-junction with the Kampala-Masindi Highway at Kalule and continues east to Bamunanika, the location of one of the palaces of the Kabaka of Buganda.