Kiruhura is approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi), by road, northeast of Mbarara, the largest city in the Ankole sub-region.[1] It is approximately 265 kilometres (165 mi), by road, south-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] The coordinates of the town are 0°12'53.0"S, 30°46'12.0"E (Latitude:-0.214709; Longitude:30.769999).[3]
In 2002, the national population census put the town's population at about 10,240. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 13,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 14,000.[4] In 2012, UBOS projected the town's population at 14,300.[5] In 2020, UBOS estimated the midyear population of Kiruhura Town at 6,900, of whom 3,600 (52.2 percent) were male and 3,300 (47.8 percent) were females.[6]
The following additional points of interest lie within or close to the town limits:
Kiruhura Town Hall, the building housing the town council offices[7]
Rushere Community Hospital, a 200-bed community hospital affiliated with the Church of Uganda,[8] located approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), by road, south-east of Kiruhura[9]
Rwakitura State House, the country home of President Yoweri Museveni, is located in Rwakitura, 32 kilometres (20 mi), by road north-east of Kiruhura.[10]