Kahunge

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Kahunge
Town Council
Kahunge Map of Uganda showing the location of Kahunge Town Council
Coordinates: 00°19′29.136″N 30°26′49.812″E / 0.32476000°N 30.44717000°E / 0.32476000; 30.44717000
Country	Uganda
Region	Western Region of Uganda
District	Kamwenge District
County	Kibale County
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Kahunge is a town council in Kamwenge District of the Western Region of Uganda.^[1]

Kahunge Town Council is found in Kibale County, Kamwenge District in the Western Region of Uganda. The town is located along Kamwenge-Fort Portal Highway, around 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Kamwenge and around 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Fort Portal by road.^[2]

The town was promoted to town council status by the District Council of Kamwenge District in 2017 and it became functional in 2018. Kahunge is a busy trading centre and there is a motor stage for the vehicles plying Kamwenge-Fort Portal highway. People in rural Kahunge grow pineapples, maize, beans and coffee as a major cash crop. There is also dairy farming at a small scale.

The following additional points of interest lie within the town or near its boundaries.

• Nyakahita-Kazo-Kamwenge-Fort Portal Road-a 208 kilometres (129 mi) road passes through the town.
• Kyabenda Senior Secondary School – one of the oldest secondary schools in Kamwenge District is found within the town.
• St. Michael secondary school - a Catholic founded school.
• Kahunge Community Health Unit, an Anglican Church founded health facility.

• Kamwenge
• Kamwenge District
• Nyakahita-Kazo-Kamwenge-Fort Portal Road
• Kibale County

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