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'{{About|the Ugandan city|other locations with the same name|Mbale (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ---------------->| official_name = Mbale | other_name = | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | nickname = | settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = Near the grounds of Mbale Pentecostal Theological College | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y = | pushpin_map = Uganda<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uganda <!-- Location ------------------>| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg|25px]] [[Uganda]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Uganda|Regions]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Eastern Region, Uganda|Eastern Uganda]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Subregion]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Bugisu sub-region]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = '''Mutwalibi Mafabi Zandya'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/NRM-cadres-sabotaging-Mbale-progress---mayor/-/688334/2048308/-/lfgj6a/-/index.html|title=NRM Cadres Sabotaging Mbale Progress - Mayor|first=David|last=Mafabi|date=27 October 2013|publisher=[[Daily Monitor]]|access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref> | leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> Posted Sunday, | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = | established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> | established_date2 = | established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> | established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = 2014 Census | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 96189<ref name="Elgon"/> | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_blank1 = | population_blank2_title = Religions | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = | utc_offset = | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|01|04|50|N|34|10|30|E|region:UG|display=inline}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> | elevation_m = 1156 | elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = (+256) 045 | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Mbale''' is a city in the [[Eastern Region, Uganda|Eastern Region]] of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of [[Mbale District]] and the surrounding sub-region.<ref name="3R">{{cite web|newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Cabinet-elevates-15-municipalities-cities/688334-5125824-5h8yw4z/index.html | title=Cabinet Elevates 15 Municipalities To Cities |date=22 May 2019 |access-date=23 May 2019 |first=Franklin |last=Draku | location=Kampala}}</ref> [[File:Mbale city center.jpg|alt=Mbale city center.|thumb|Mbale city center.]] ==Location== Mbale is approximately {{convert|225|km|0}} northeast of [[Kampala]], Uganda's capital city, on an all-weather [[Asphalt concrete|tarmac]] highway.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Mbale/@1.1339147,32.9164888,8.25z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778b6126bdea17b:0xb84df43e61b7b568!2m2!1d34.1810057!2d1.0784436!3e0!5i1 | title=Distance between Kampala, Uganda and Mbale, Uganda | access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> The city lies at an average elevation of {{convert|1156|m|0}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floodmap.net/Elevation/ElevationMap/?gi=229278 | title=Elevation of Mbale, Uganda |date=2019 |access-date=11 June 2019 |publisher=Floodmap.net | author=Floodmap}}</ref> The coordinates of the city are 1°04'50.0"N, 34°10'30.0"E (Latitude:1.080556; Longitude:34.175000).<ref>{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B004'50.0%22N+34%C2%B010'30.0%22E/@1.6593938,36.2515953,434716m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |title=Location of Mbale, Uganda |access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> The city is on the railway from [[Tororo]] to [[Pakwach]]. [[Mount Elgon]], one of the highest peaks in [[East Africa]], is approximately {{convert|48|km}}, north-east of Mbale, by road.<ref>{{google maps| title=Distance between Mbale, Uganda and Bugitimwa, Uganda With Map |access-date=9 February 2021|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mbale/Bugitimwa/@1.1258739,34.348658,10.5z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778b6126bdea17b:0xb84df43e61b7b568!2m2!1d34.1810057!2d1.0784436!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778a5c7b14cadc5:0xc2737afa5ed04089!2m2!1d34.4!2d1.15!3e0}}</ref> ==Population== According to the 2002 census, the population of Mbale was about 71,130. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 81,900. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 91,800.<ref name="PopR">{{cite web |url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |title=Projected Population of Mbale In 2002, 2010 & 2011 |work=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |date=June 2011 |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=31 July 2022 |location=Kampala, Uganda |format=Archived from the original on 7 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2014 population census put the population at 96,189.<ref name="Elgon">{{cite web | access-date=23 February 2015 | url=http://citypopulation.de/Uganda-Cities.html | title=The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants | date=27 August 2014 | last=UBOS | publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] (UBOS)}}</ref> {{Historical populations| 2002|71,130|2010|81,900|2011|91,800|2014|96,189|||align=none|footnote=source:<ref name="Elgon"/><ref name="PopR"/>}} ==Twinning== Mbale was formally linked with the town of [[Pontypridd]], [[Wales]] through local and regional twinning ceremonies in 2005. The link was intended to associate professionals and organizations in Pontypridd with their counterparts in Africa, under the auspices of the charity known as the Partnerships Overseas Networking Trust.<ref>{{cite web| title=Background of Partnerships Overseas Networking Trust| url=http://pont-mbale.org.uk/main/en/overview/background| access-date=9 May 2014| publisher=Partnerships Overseas Networking Trust (PONT)| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501230356/http://pont-mbale.org.uk/main/en/overview/background| archive-date=1 May 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Points of interest== The following points of interest lie within the city limits or close to its borders: ===Administrative=== * The headquarters of [[Mbale District|Mbale District Administration]] * The offices of Mbale City Council ===Public facilities=== * Mbale central market * Mbale Municipal Stadium ===Military=== * The headquarters of the 3rd Division of the [[Uganda People's Defense Force]] ===Health facilities=== * [[Mbale Hospital|Mbale Regional Referral Hospital]] - a 400-bed public hospital administered by the [[Uganda Ministry of Health]] * [[CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda]] - a 42-bed private neurosurgery hospital, owned and administered by [[CURE International]] [[Image:Mbale Pentecostal Theological College Africa5 019.jpg|thumb|191x191px|Mbale Pentecostal Theological College]] ===Educational institutions=== * Uganda Christian University College - Headquartered at Mukono UCU, formerly Bishop Tucker Theological College * [[Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences]] - the medical school of [[Busitema University]], a public institution of higher education * The main campus of the [[Islamic University in Uganda]] * The Mbale Campus of [[Uganda Martyrs University]] - a private university, whose headquarters are located in [[Nkozi]], [[Mpigi District]] * [[LivingStone International University]] - a private university affiliated with the fellowship of [[Christian Churches]] and [[Churches of Christ]] * Mbale School of Clinical Officers ===Financial institutions=== * [[Absa Bank Uganda Limited]] * [[Bank of Africa Uganda Limited]] * [[Bank of Uganda|Mbale Currency Center]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Location of Mbale Currency Centre |access-date=9 May 2014 | url=https://www.bou.or.ug/bou/currency/mbale_cc.html | publisher=[[Bank of Uganda]]}}</ref> * [[Centenary Bank]] * [[DFCU Bank]] * [[Diamond Trust Bank (Uganda)]] * [[Equity Bank Uganda Limited]] * [[Finance Trust Bank]] * [[Housing Finance Bank]] * [[KCB Bank Uganda Limited]] * [[National Social Security Fund (Uganda)|National Social Security Fund]] * [[PostBank Uganda]] * [[Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited]] ==City status== In 2019 the [[Cabinet of Uganda]], resolved to award Mbale, city status effective July 2021.<ref>{{cite web|date=22 May 2019 | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Cabinet-elevates-15-municipalities-cities/688334-5125824-5h8yw4z/index.html | title=Cabinet Elevates 15 Municipalities To Cities |access-date=6 November 2019 |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | author=Franklin Draku |location=Kampala}}</ref> In November of the same year, Cabinet revised the date of city status to 1 July 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.softpower.ug/cabinet-includes-masaka-mbale-among-new-cities-to-be-operational-in-2020/ |title=Cabinet Includes Masaka, Mbale Among New Cities To Be Operational In 2020 |publisher=SoftPower Uganda |date=5 November 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019 |author=Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam |place=Kampala}}</ref> ==Notable people== *[[John Wasikye]]: Anglican Bishop, was Murdered After Liberation of Kampala, April 11, 1979 *[[James Wapakhabulo]]: Politician *[[Lydia Wanyoto]]: Lawyer, politician and diplomat. *[[Nandala Mafabi|Nathan Nandala Mafabi]]: Ugandan accountant, lawyer, and politician. He represents Budadiri County West in [[Sironko District]] in the [[Parliament of Uganda]]. From May 2011 until January 2014, he was the [[Leader of Opposition (Uganda)|leader of the opposition]]. *[[Walter de Sousa]] Field Hockey player for [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian hockey team]]. He was born in Mbale, Uganda and spent his early childhood here where his father was working under the colonial administration. *[[Dani Wadada Nabudere]] (15 December 1932 – 9 November 2011) was a Ugandan academic, Pan-Africanist, lawyer, politician, author, political scientist, and development specialist. *[[Kefas Brand]] (Rodney Kefas Namisi) Ugandan [[Actor]] and [[Model (person)|Model]], Born 24, May 2001 in Mbale District. == See also == * [[Gisu people]] * [[Gisu language]] * [[Mbale Kenya]] * [[Railway stations in Uganda]] * [[Bugisu Co-operative Union Limited]] * [[List of cities and towns in Uganda]] == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{Wikivoyage}} * [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/371321/Mbale About Mbale] * [http://borderless-travel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=38 Climbing Mount Elgon] {{Authority control}} {{Mbale District}} {{coord|01|04|50|N|34|10|30|E|display=title}} Noun 1. a humble man of honor, respected towards others. 2. a plate 3. Helper, Giver or Flower [[Category:Mbale| ]] [[Category:Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda]] [[Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley]] [[Category:Jewish communities]] [[Category:Jewish Ugandan history]] [[Category:Mbale District]] [[Category:Bugisu sub-region]]'