Luweero Town Council lies in the heart of Luweero District that was the site of a fierce insurgency by the rebel group National Resistance Army and a brutal counter-insurgency by the government of Milton Obote, known as the Luweero War or the "Bush War", that left many thousands of civilians dead during the early to mid-1980s.
The name Luweero was coined by travelers and the fighting forces of the Old Kingdom of Buganda who used it as a place of relief (Buweero or O-Luweero) after travelling for long distances or after fierce battles during the famous wars between Buganda and Bunyoro-Kitara kingdoms.
Luweero Town Council is 64 Kilometers from Uganda's Capital City, Kampala along the Kampala-Gulu Highway in an area that was affected by the war that has come to be known as the Luweero Triangle. Luweero Town Council is bordered by Butuntumula Sub-county in the North East and surrounded by Luweero Sub-County
Luweero Town Council was granted Town Council status (Non-self Accounting)in 1974 following a decree that automatically bestowed town council status to all towns in Uganda hosting district headquarters. Luweero Town Council became Self Accounting in 1989. It is administered by the Town Clerk as the head of the Technical wing and Chairperson Local Council III as the head of the Political Administration.
Administrative Units in Luweero Town Council.
Wards (LC IIs) Zones (LC Is)
Kiwogozi Mabaale
Kasana Market
Kiwogozi
Kalongo Miti
PWD PWD
Kikubajinja
Mabanda
Kavule Kavule
Kakokolo
Luweero South East Kizito
Kiyenje
Kalongo
Luweero Central Katwe
Lumu
Muliro
Katale
Luweero West Kasoma
Galuweero
Binyonyi
