Mbarara Must become a CITY Be4 Voting................ Mbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda. The name Mbarara has its roots in the English colonialists mispronunciation of the word mbarara - a certain type of grass; a favorite for the cows. Mbarara was formerly the capital for the southern region. Mbarara has three main divisions which are Kamukuzi, Nyamitanga and Kakoba. Mbarara has a number of streets, including Mbarara High Street (named after one of the towns most prominent secondary schools), Mbaguta Street (named after a former prime minister of Ankole), Bishop Willis Street (named after Bishop Willis, one of the first whites to visit Ankole and Mbarara), Garage Street, Makhan Singh Street, Bulemba Road and Bucuku Street. The city of Mbarara has the largest number of milk processing plants in Uganda. The majority of milk processed is transported to Kampala and other major cities in Uganda. Mbarara is the home of Mbarara University of Science & Technology (MUST), There were many educational institutions well before then, including Bishop Stewart Teacher Training College now known as Bishop Stuart University which is located on Kakoba Hill, Other institutions of learning in the town include Maryhill High School, Mbarara High School (MHS) and Ntare School . Built during the colonial days, Alumni of these schools include President Museveni (Ntare), Mzee Boniface Byanyima (MHS), Sam Kutesa,UN President (MHS), and the academic Sam Nahamya PhD (MHS). Winnie Byanyima, the current Director of Gender Issues at the UNDP headquarters in New York City is a native of Mbarara. She had her early education in area schools. She represented the town in the Ugandan Parliament from 1994 until 2004. #Population In 2002, the national census estimated the population of the town at approximately 69,400. UBOS estimated the population of Mbarara at 82,000 in 2010. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 83,700.[4] #Administration 1.The headquarters of Mbarara District Administration 2.The offices of Mbarara Municipal Council Religion 3.The headquarters of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara Mbarara All Saints Church 4.St. James Cathedral, Ruharo - The seat of Mbarara Anglican Diocese of the Church of Uganda #Commercial 1.Mbarara Central Market 2.Nakumatt Supermarket opened November 2012. 3.A branch of Uchumi Supermarkets. #Industry 1.Mbarara Brewery - A subsidiary of SABMiller; to be built at a cost of US$80 million 2.Mbarara Coca-Cola Plant - A bottling plant owned by Century Bottling Company Limited, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola International 3.Mbarara Steel Plant - Owned and operated by China Machine Building International Corporation (CMIC), a Chinese Government parastal company 4.Home of BM Group of Companies(BM Investments, BM Technical Services and BM Steel) #Military The headquarters of the 2nd Division of the Uganda Peoples Defense Force #Socialservices 1.Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital - A 600-bed, public hospital, administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health. The teaching hospital of 2.Mbarara University School of Medicine 3.Mbarara Community Hospital - A private hospital that serves the community without regard to ability to pay. 4.Mayanja Memorial Hospital - A private 100-bed hospital 5.Holy Innocents Childrens Hospital (HICH) - A private 100-bed general pediatric hospital, administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara #Education 1.Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) 2.Uganda Bible Institute 3.Uganda Martyrs Primary School 4.Mbarara Campus of Uganda Martyrs University. 5.Western Campus of Uganda Management Institute 6.Bishop Stuart University 7.International Window School primary and secondary; Boarding and Day school. 8.Ntare School 9.Mbarara High School 10. Maryhill high School #Transport 1.Mbarara Airport 2.Mbarara Bypass Road #Financial_services 1.A branch of Bank of Africa 2.A branch of Bank of Baroda 3.A branch of Barclays Bank 4.A branch of Centenary Bank 5.A branch of Crane Bank 6.A branch of DFCU Bank 7.A branch of Equity Bank 8.A branch of Fina Bank 9.A branch of Housing Finance Bank 10.A branch of Kenya Commercial Bank 11.A branch of PostBank Uganda 12.A branch of Stanbic Bank 13.A branch of Standard Chartered Bank 14.A branch of United Bank for Africa 15.A branch of Opportunity Uganda Limited 16.A branch of Pride Microfinance Limited 17.A branch of Uganda Finance Trust Limited 18.A branch of the National Social Security Fund #Radio__stations 1.Grace Radio 94.2FM 2.Radio West 3.Vision Radio 4.Endigito 5.Radio Maria 6.Greater African Radio 7.Crooze fm #TV_Stations Tv West Wama Our Hon .Vicent Mujuni Kyamadidi wht do u say??
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