Mpigi is a town in Mawokota County, Mpigi District, in Central Uganda. Mpigi is the municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters of Mpigi District. The district is named after the town. Mpigi is an important transit town located approximately 40 kilometres southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, along the Kampala–Masaka Road. …Mpigi is a town in Mawokota County, Mpigi District, in Central Uganda. Mpigi is the municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters of Mpigi District. The district is named after the town. Mpigi is an important transit town located approximately 40 kilometres southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, along the Kampala–Masaka Road. The location of Mpigi town makes it an access point to the districts of Mpigi, Wakiso, Butambala, Gomba, Mityana, Kalungu and Kalangala, through various fishing landing sites on the shores of Lake Victoria. On Mbale Hill, which lies within the town, resides one of Buganda's most renowned traditional gods; Kibuuka Omumbaale. This hill is the ancestral home of the "Ndiga" clan. The geographical coordinates of the town are 0°13'48.0"N 32°19'48.0"E. Mpigi Town Council sits at an average elevation of 1,217 metres above mean sea level.
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