Kyazanga
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Kyazanga | |
|---|---|
  Kyazanga Map of Uganda showing the location of Kyazanga | |
| Coordinates: 00°23′11″S 31°19′07″E / 0.38639°S 31.31861°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Central Region of Uganda |
| District | Lwengo District |
| Elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
• Total | 15,531[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Kyazanga is a town council in the Lwengo District of the Central Region of Uganda.[2]
Climate
The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (As).[5][6]
| Climate data for Kyazanga (altitude: 1300m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26 (79) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14 (57) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
52 (2.0) |
97 (3.8) |
124 (4.9) |
90 (3.5) |
20 (0.8) |
18 (0.7) |
49 (1.9) |
81 (3.2) |
93 (3.7) |
106 (4.2) |
69 (2.7) |
847 (33.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Kyazanga (altitude: 1241m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26 (79) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.0 (59.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
53 (2.1) |
96 (3.8) |
123 (4.8) |
89 (3.5) |
19 (0.7) |
18 (0.7) |
48 (1.9) |
81 (3.2) |
92 (3.6) |
105 (4.1) |
68 (2.7) |
840 (33) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
Population
The 2014 national population census put he population of Kyazanga at 15,531.[1]
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or near its edges:
- offices of Kyazanga Town Council
- Kyazanga central market (Includes Kyazanga Farmers' Cooperative Society Ltd).[7]
- Masaka-Mbarara Highway, passing through the center of the town, in an east to west direction.
