Kumi Town, commonly called Kumi, is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center in Kumi District and the site of the district headquarters.

Location

Kumi is approximately 65 km, by road, northwest of Mbale, on the highway between Mbale and Soroti. It is approximately 54 km, by road, southeast of Soroti, the largest town in the Teso sub-region Kumi is about 250 km, by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city. The coordinates of the town are 1°29'36.0"N, 33°56'15.0"E (Latitude:1.493334; Longitude:33.937500).

Population

The national census in 2002 estimated the population of the town of Kumi at 8,800. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 12,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 13,000. In 2014, the national population census and household survey enumerated the population of Kumi Town at 36,493 people, of whom 18,690 (51.2 percent) were female and 17,803 (48.8 percent) were male.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) offices of Kumi Town Council (b) Kumi central market (c) Atutur General Hospital, a 200-bed public hospital, administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health (d) main campus of Kumi University, a private institution of tertiary education and located about 8 km west of the town's central business district and (e) Tororo-Mbale-Soroti Road, passing through town in a southeastern to northwestern direction.

Notable people