Forget Kampala, HOIMA OIL CITY Is The Future!

Описание: Hoima town is one of the oldest towns in Uganda, having been established around 1899 as a colonial administrative town in Bunyoro kingdom. Originally the town was called Kahoora (meaning a place where people sold their crops).
“Hoima was derived from a small river along Butyaba road which was known to help locals cleanse their crops and themselves before coming into the trading centre (Kahoora). That process of cleaning themselves was called Hoimora,” Kyakuhaire narrates.
“When the British colonialists came, they would frequently find many people at the river and they could not pronounce the name Hoimora; instead they called it Hoima. After some time the name became common and it was accepted as a town and district name,
At Independence, Hoima was an entity within Bunyoro kingdom but when Ugandan Kingdoms were abolished in 1967, Bunyoro became a district. In 1974, Bunyoro was divided into North Bunyoro and south Bunyoro with the former becoming Masindi District and the latter becoming Hoima District in 1980.
In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of Hoima District at 499,100 and in 2011 the population was estimated at 523,400.For Hoima town, UBOS estimated its population at 40,600 and at 42,600 in mid-2011, but the Deputy mayor of Hoima Ronald Basiima believes that the figures have so far risen up to over 106,000 in Hoima Municipality.
As it is in the heart of Bunyoro kingdom, Hoima is predominantly occupied by the Banyoro who pay allegiance to Omukama (king) Iguru Gafabusa. It is in the heart of this town that you find the Omukama’s palace that was established by Omukama Duhaga around 1906 who was the son of Omukama Kabalega. The palace sits on a radius of 1km.
Omukama is the centre of unity among the Banyoro who come together in over 92 clans including the Ababito, Abanyinda, Abasiita and Abayaga among others. It is common practice in Hoima Town for Banyoro to bow their heads whenever the Omukama’s mot