Kabale

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Kabale is a town in southwestern Uganda that serves as a key regional center and gateway to nearby attractions such as Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

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Kabale canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeRole municipal council headquarters
capitalOf Kabale District
climateClassification temperate highland climate (subtropical highland)
country Uganda
distanceFrom about 400 kilometres southwest of Kampala
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2000 metres
gatewayTo Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
governingBody Kabale Municipal Council
hasEducationalInstitution Kabale University
hasFeature steep terraced hills
hasHealthFacility Kabale Regional Referral Hospital
hasLanguageSpoken English
Luganda
Runyankole
surface form: Runyankole-Rukiga
hasMarket Kabale Central Market
hasNearbyAttraction Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Lake Bunyonyi
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
hasNearbyInternationalBorderPost Katuna border post
hasReligiousBuilding Kabale Cathedral
hasTransportMode road transport
knownFor agricultural activities
cool climate
hilly terrain
tourism
locatedIn Southwestern Uganda
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Kabale District
locatedInHighlandArea Kigezi Highlands
locatedInRegion Western Region, Uganda
locatedInTimeZone East Africa Time
locatedOn Kabale–Kisoro road
near eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: Democratic Republic of the Congo border

Katuna
Rwanda border
partOf Kigezi sub-region
primaryEconomicActivity subsistence agriculture
tourism services
trade
regionallyKnownAs Kigezi’s main town
roadConnection Kigali
Kisoro
Mbarara
role regional commercial centre
transport hub
touristFunction stopover for gorilla trekking
utcOffset +3

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