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Kasese is a town in western Uganda
Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
, lying north of Lake George
Lake George (Uganda)

Lake George or Lake Dweru is a lake in Uganda. It covers a total surface area of 250 km? and is a part of Africa's Great Lakes system but is not itself considered one of the Great Lakes....
. It originally grew around the copper mine at Kilembe, while attention later turned to cobalt
Cobalt

Cobalt is a hard, lustrous, grey metal, a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27. Although cobalt-based colors and pigments have been used since ancient times, and miners have long used the name kobold ore for some minerals, cobalt was only discovered in 1735 by Georg Brandt....
 mining. The town lies at the western end of the Uganda Railway
Uganda Railway

The Uganda Railway is a historical railway system linking the interiors of Uganda and Kenya to the Indian Ocean at Mombasa in Kenya....
 to Kampala
Kampala

Kampala is the capital city of Uganda. With a population of 1,208,544 it is the largest city in Uganda. It is coterminous with the Kampala . The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Central, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa and Rubaga....
 and Tororo
Tororo

Tororo is the chief town of the Tororo District in Eastern Uganda, lying near the Kenyan border. It is a junction of railway lines to Pakwach and Nairobi and to Kasese via Kampala, but all are currently closed to passengers....
, and is home to Kasese Airport
Kasese Airport

LocationKasese Airport is located near the town of Kasese in western Uganda, approximately west of Kampala, the country?s capital. The geographic coordinates of this airport are 0 degrees, 11 minutes, 8 seconds north and 30 degrees, 6 minutes, 3 seconds east....
. The city is known for its nightlife and lies near the Rwenzori Mountains and Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park

The Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda's most-visited game reserve. It lies in the west of the nation and occupies from Lake George to Lake Edward around the Kazinga Channel connecting them....
. It is also the chief town of the Kasese District
Kasese District

Kasese is a Districts of Uganda in southwestern Uganda and was formed in 1974, named after its main municipal centre, Kasese. The district is located along the Equator and borders the districts of Kabarole and Bundibugyo in the north, Lake George and Kamwenge district in the east, Bushenyi district and Lake Edward in the south and the Democ...
.

Kasese has also given name to a crude variant of Waragi
Waragi

Waragi is a generic term in Uganda for domestic distilled beverages. Waragi is also given different names, depending on region of origin and/or the distillation process....
, an alcoholic spirit.








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Kasese is a town in western Uganda
Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
, lying north of Lake George
Lake George (Uganda)

Lake George or Lake Dweru is a lake in Uganda. It covers a total surface area of 250 km? and is a part of Africa's Great Lakes system but is not itself considered one of the Great Lakes....
. It originally grew around the copper mine at Kilembe, while attention later turned to cobalt
Cobalt

Cobalt is a hard, lustrous, grey metal, a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27. Although cobalt-based colors and pigments have been used since ancient times, and miners have long used the name kobold ore for some minerals, cobalt was only discovered in 1735 by Georg Brandt....
 mining. The town lies at the western end of the Uganda Railway
Uganda Railway

The Uganda Railway is a historical railway system linking the interiors of Uganda and Kenya to the Indian Ocean at Mombasa in Kenya....
 to Kampala
Kampala

Kampala is the capital city of Uganda. With a population of 1,208,544 it is the largest city in Uganda. It is coterminous with the Kampala . The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Central, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa and Rubaga....
 and Tororo
Tororo

Tororo is the chief town of the Tororo District in Eastern Uganda, lying near the Kenyan border. It is a junction of railway lines to Pakwach and Nairobi and to Kasese via Kampala, but all are currently closed to passengers....
, and is home to Kasese Airport
Kasese Airport

LocationKasese Airport is located near the town of Kasese in western Uganda, approximately west of Kampala, the country?s capital. The geographic coordinates of this airport are 0 degrees, 11 minutes, 8 seconds north and 30 degrees, 6 minutes, 3 seconds east....
. The city is known for its nightlife and lies near the Rwenzori Mountains and Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park

The Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda's most-visited game reserve. It lies in the west of the nation and occupies from Lake George to Lake Edward around the Kazinga Channel connecting them....
. It is also the chief town of the Kasese District
Kasese District

Kasese is a Districts of Uganda in southwestern Uganda and was formed in 1974, named after its main municipal centre, Kasese. The district is located along the Equator and borders the districts of Kabarole and Bundibugyo in the north, Lake George and Kamwenge district in the east, Bushenyi district and Lake Edward in the south and the Democ...
.

Kasese has also given name to a crude variant of Waragi
Waragi

Waragi is a generic term in Uganda for domestic distilled beverages. Waragi is also given different names, depending on region of origin and/or the distillation process....
, an alcoholic spirit.

Industry


Kasese is the site of a cement works
Cement in Africa

Cement in Africa is made by various companies in different countries:...
 operated by Hima Cement.

See also