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– French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Masaka" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaka" title="Masaka – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Masaka" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaka" title="Masaka – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Masaka" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaka_(Uganda)" title="Masaka (Uganda) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Masaka (Uganda)" 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31.73611</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">City in Uganda</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For Masaka District, see <a href="/wiki/Masaka_District" title="Masaka District">Masaka District</a>.</div> <link 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.infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Masaka</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native">Masaka</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_masaka_town.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Masaka in 2014"><img alt="Masaka in 2014" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Wikipedia_masaka_town.jpg/250px-Wikipedia_masaka_town.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Wikipedia_masaka_town.jpg/375px-Wikipedia_masaka_town.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Wikipedia_masaka_town.jpg/500px-Wikipedia_masaka_town.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Masaka in 2014</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Uganda_location_map.svg/250px-Uganda_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Uganda_location_map.svg/375px-Uganda_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Uganda_location_map.svg/500px-Uganda_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1441" data-file-height="1466" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:78.082%;left:41.576%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Masaka"><img alt="Masaka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">00°20′28″S</span> <span class="longitude">31°44′10″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.34111°S 31.73611°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-0.34111; 31.73611</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Uganda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/25px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/38px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2024 Census)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">285,509<sup id="cite_ref-PopR1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopR1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_street_view_in_Masaka_town_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/A_street_view_in_Masaka_town_02.jpg/250px-A_street_view_in_Masaka_town_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/A_street_view_in_Masaka_town_02.jpg/330px-A_street_view_in_Masaka_town_02.jpg 1.5x, 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<p><b>Masaka</b> is a city in the <a href="/wiki/Central_Region,_Uganda" title="Central Region, Uganda">Buganda Region</a> in Uganda, west of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Victoria" title="Lake Victoria">Lake Victoria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2R_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2R-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city is the headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Masaka_District" title="Masaka District">Masaka District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Masaka is approximately 132 kilometres (82 mi) to the south-west of <a href="/wiki/Kampala" title="Kampala">Kampala</a> on the highway to <a href="/wiki/Mbarara" title="Mbarara">Mbarara</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city is close to the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">Equator</a>. The coordinates of Masaka are 0°20'28.0"S, 31°44'10.0"E (Latitude:-0.341111; Longitude:31.736111).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Masaka lies at an average elevation of 1,288 metres (4,226 ft) above sea level.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Masaka was founded as a township in 1953. It became a <a href="/wiki/Town_council" title="Town council">town council</a> in 1958 and a municipality in 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-CstR_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CstR-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Masaka was a strategically important location during the <a href="/wiki/Uganda%E2%80%93Tanzania_War" title="Uganda–Tanzania War">Uganda–Tanzania War</a> (1978–79), and was accordingly <a href="/wiki/Garrison" title="Garrison">garrisoned</a> by <a href="/wiki/Uganda_Army_(1971%E2%80%931980)" title="Uganda Army (1971–1980)">Uganda Army</a> troops. These soldiers terrorized the local civilians, prompting most to flee the town. On 23–24 February 1979, the <a href="/wiki/Tanzania_People%27s_Defence_Force" title="Tanzania People's Defence Force">Tanzania People's Defence Force</a> and allied Ugandan rebels attacked the settlement, resulting in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Masaka" title="Battle of Masaka">Battle of Masaka</a>. The town was bombarded with artillery, and fell to the Tanzanian-led forces after light resistance. The Tanzanians subsequently levelled much of the town to take revenge for atrocities committed by the Uganda Army during its previous <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Kagera" title="Invasion of Kagera">invasion of northwestern Tanzania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECooperFontanellaz201530–31_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECooperFontanellaz201530–31-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In course of the <a href="/wiki/Ugandan_Bush_War" title="Ugandan Bush War">Ugandan Bush War</a>, Masaka again suffered from fighting. The town was garrisoned by the <a href="/wiki/Uganda_National_Liberation_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Uganda National Liberation Army">Uganda National Liberation Army</a> which served as Uganda's national army at the time. In late 1985, <a href="/wiki/National_Resistance_Army" title="National Resistance Army">National Resistance Army</a> rebels <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Masaka" title="Siege of Masaka">laid siege to the town</a>. After heavy combat, Masaka's garrison surrendered on 10 December 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECooperFontanellaz201549–50_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECooperFontanellaz201549–50-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019 the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Uganda" title="Cabinet of Uganda">Cabinet of Uganda</a>, resolved to award Masaka, city status effective July 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-2R_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2R-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9R_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9R-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November of the same year, Cabinet revised the date of city status to 1 July 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of June 2021, the city of Masaka occupied a total area in excess of 100 square kilometres (25,000 acres). Masaka <a href="/wiki/Municipal_council" title="Municipal council">City Council</a>, with assistance from the Central Ugandan government and the World Bank is in the process of implementing major road and street improvements, as part of the Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) program. The city has a working budget of USh73 billion (approx. US$21 million), in the 2020/2021 financial year.<sup id="cite_ref-UsmidR_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UsmidR-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the 2002 national census, the population of Masaka was about 67,800. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 73,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 74,100.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2014, the national population census put the population at 103,829.<sup id="cite_ref-Data_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Data-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Masaka City at 116,600 people. The population agency calculated the population growth rate of the town to average 2.11 percent, between 2014 and 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-PopR2_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopR2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2024 national census enumerated the people in Masaka City at 285,509.<sup id="cite_ref-PopR1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopR1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output 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style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1969</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">12,987</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">29,123</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+124.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">49,585</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+70.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2002</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">67,768</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+36.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2014</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">103,227</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+52.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2020</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">116,600</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+13.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2024</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">285,509</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+144.9%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">source:<sup id="cite_ref-PopR2_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopR2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PopR1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopR1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jolly_images1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Jolly_images1.jpg/250px-Jolly_images1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Jolly_images1.jpg/375px-Jolly_images1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Jolly_images1.jpg/500px-Jolly_images1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Maize plantation in Masaka</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Villa_Maria_Catholic_parish_Masaka.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Villa_Maria_Catholic_parish_Masaka.jpg/250px-Villa_Maria_Catholic_parish_Masaka.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Villa_Maria_Catholic_parish_Masaka.jpg/500px-Villa_Maria_Catholic_parish_Masaka.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Villa Maria Catholic parish in Masaka</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Masaka_city_clock_tower.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A clock tower in masaka city" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Masaka_city_clock_tower.jpg/250px-Masaka_city_clock_tower.jpg" decoding="async" width="182" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Masaka_city_clock_tower.jpg/330px-Masaka_city_clock_tower.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Masaka_city_clock_tower.jpg/500px-Masaka_city_clock_tower.jpg 2x" data-file-width="641" data-file-height="438" /></a><figcaption> Masaka city clock tower </figcaption></figure> <p>In 2016, before the metropolis attained city status, Masaka occupied 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi). It was divided into three administrative divisions, (a) Katwe-Butego (b) Kimaanya-Kyabakuza and (c) Nyendo-Mukungwe. It is further subdivided into 54 zones.<sup id="cite_ref-CstR_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CstR-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The annual <a href="/wiki/Uganda_Marathon" title="Uganda Marathon">Uganda Marathon</a> event takes place in June, the race route loops twice through the town and the funds generated support local employment and community development.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Points_of_interest">Points of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Points of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following points of interest are located in Masaka or close to its borders: (a) the offices of Masaka City Council (b) Masaka central market (c) the headquarters of the Mechanized Brigade of the <a href="/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defense_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Uganda People's Defense Force">Uganda People's Defense Force</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (d) the main campus of <a href="/wiki/Muteesa_I_Royal_University" title="Muteesa I Royal University">Muteesa I Royal University</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (d) Western Campus of <a href="/wiki/Kampala_University" title="Kampala University">Kampala University</a> (e) <a href="/wiki/St._Henry%27s_College_Kitovu" title="St. Henry's College Kitovu">St. Henry's College Kitovu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other points of interest include (f) the headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Masaka" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka">Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (g) <a href="/wiki/Lake_Nabugabo" title="Lake Nabugabo">Lake Nabugabo</a>, 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the east of downtown Masaka.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (h) <a href="/wiki/Bukakkata" class="mw-redirect" title="Bukakkata">Bukakkata</a>, on the shores of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Victoria" title="Lake Victoria">Lake Victoria</a>, about 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of Masaka.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (i) <a href="/wiki/Masaka_Regional_Referral_Hospital" title="Masaka Regional Referral Hospital">Masaka Regional Referral Hospital</a> (j) Masaka Currency Center, a currency storage and processing facility owned and operated by the <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Uganda" title="Bank of Uganda">Bank of Uganda</a>, Uganda's <a href="/wiki/Central_bank" title="Central bank">central bank</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (k) A branch of the <a href="/wiki/National_Social_Security_Fund_(Uganda)" title="National Social Security Fund (Uganda)">National Social Security Fund</a>, (l) The Office of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://24techtime.com">24 Tech Time (U) Ltd</a>, (m) The Head Office of Mikando Chicken online restaurant, (o) City View Complex, (p) <a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral,_Kako" title="St Paul's Cathedral, Kako">St. Paul's Cathedral - Kako</a> which is the Headquarters of West Buganda Diocese under <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Uganda" title="Church of Uganda">the Church of Uganda</a> and (q) Radio Buddu FM. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hamda_Vocational_and_Social_Institute">Hamda Vocational and Social Institute</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Hamda Vocational and Social Institute"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hamda Vocational and Social Institute is an institute, <a href="/wiki/Emiratis" title="Emiratis">Emirati</a> women philanthropist <a href="/wiki/Hamda_Taryam_Al_Shamsi" title="Hamda Taryam Al Shamsi">Hamda Taryam</a> was a well-known philanthropist in Masaka Uganda who initiated this charitable projects aims to qualify students professionally for the labour market. The foundation provides free training to orphan students, ensuring they qualify for the market, with proceeds going towards humanitarian and charitable projects sponsored by the Foundation<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="24_Tech_Time">24 Tech Time</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 24 Tech Time"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>24 Tech Time (U) Ltd is an <a href="/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">Information Technology</a> Company, promoting and advocating for <a href="/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">Digital Technology</a> in the Greater Masaka Region. 24 Tech Time is widely known for supporting <a href="/wiki/Educational_institution" title="Educational institution">education institutions</a> in the region to transition from Traditional Teaching and Learning Methods to modern <a href="/wiki/Educational_technology" title="Educational technology">Educational Technology</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mikando_Chicken_Online_Restaurant">Mikando Chicken Online Restaurant</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Mikando Chicken Online Restaurant"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mikando Chicken is an <a href="/wiki/Online_shopping" title="Online shopping">Online</a> <a href="/wiki/Restaurant" title="Restaurant">Restaurant</a> widely known as the first institution investing in technology to promote food products in the Greater Masaka Region. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Ssekandi" title="Edward Ssekandi">Edward Ssekandi</a>, Vice President of Uganda</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herman_Basudde" title="Herman Basudde">Herman Basudde</a> late performing artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Peter_Mayiga" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Peter Mayiga">Charles Peter Mayiga</a> Katikkiro of Buganda</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erias_Lukwago" title="Erias Lukwago">Erias Lukwago</a> Lord Mayor Kampala City</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathias_Mpuuga" title="Mathias Mpuuga">Mathias Mpuuga</a> Former Leader of the Opposition in Parliament</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddy_Kenzo" title="Eddy Kenzo"> (Edrisa Musuuza)</a>, Performing Artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Bugembe" title="Wilson Bugembe">Wilson Bugembe</a> musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mukasa_Mbidde" title="Mukasa Mbidde">Mukasa Mbidde</a> politician and economist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Uganda" title="List of cities and towns in Uganda">List of cities and towns in Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masaka_Sports_Stadium" title="Masaka Sports Stadium">Masaka Sports Stadium</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Photos">Photos</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Photos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.UgandaMarathon.com">The Uganda international marathon route loops Masaka Town, many photos of the town on their website</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaka&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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