Mbarara

One of Uganda’s major towns, Mbarara serves as a good overnight stop for visitors going to the western Mountains of the Moon region or the south-western mountains and forests of Kabale and Kisoro. The Town has an interesting history. When the Batchwezi kingdom folded around AD 1500, the Ankole kingdom was formed, with Mbarara as it’s Capital. 

Mbarara has got a total surface area of 7,346 sq. km, and it has vast resources. Mbarara's endowment is much richer than that of many (independent) countries of the world.

The irony is that smaller and less endowed countries are performing better economically than Mbarara district. Mbarara 's surface area is bigger than 68 countries of the world, the majority of which have less resources.

Mbarara is 283 kilometres (176 miles) from Kampala , 146 Kilometres (90miles) from Masaka, 147 kilometres (91miles) from Kabale, and 232 kilometres (144 miles) from Fort Portal. It is served by two good tarmac roads (one running from Kampala to Kabale and the other from Fort Portal).

The bulk of Uganda enjoys a tropical climate that averages 26ºC during the day and 16ºC at night. The warmest months of the year are from December to February when the daytime range is 27 to 29ºC.

The rainy seasons in the south are from April to May and October to November, the wettest month being April. In the north the wet season is from April to October and the dry season is from November to March.