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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Town
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gptkbp:areaCode
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+256
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gptkbp:climate
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Tropical savanna climate
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gptkbp:coordinates
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0°20'24.0"S 31°44'54.0"E
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Uganda
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gptkbp:distanceFromNairobi
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about 132 km southwest
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gptkbp:district
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gptkb:Masaka_District
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gptkbp:elevation
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1,288 metres
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Masaka Town
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Luganda
English
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Buganda
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gptkbp:market
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gptkb:Masaka_Central_Market
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gptkbp:mayor
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Godfrey Kayemba
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Affected by Uganda–Tanzania War (1978–1979)
Site of 2011 Masaka riots
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gptkbp:notableInstitution
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gptkb:Masaka_Regional_Referral_Hospital
Masaka Catholic Diocese
Masaka School for the Deaf
Masaka Secondary School
Uganda Martyrs University (Masaka Campus)
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gptkbp:population
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103,829
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gptkbp:populationAsOf
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2014
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Central_Region
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gptkbp:roadType
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gptkb:Masaka–Mbarara_Road
gptkb:Kampala–Masaka_Road
Masaka–Bukakata Road
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gptkbp:sportsTeam
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Masaka LC FC
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gptkbp:status
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gptkb:municipality
City (since 2020)
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gptkbp:timezone
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EAT
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gptkbp:utcOffset
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+3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kampala–Masaka_Road
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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