Nyakahita

Nyakahita
Nyakahita

Map of Uganda showing the location of Nyakahita.

Coordinates: 00°24′50″S 31°05′44″E / 0.41389°S 31.09556°E / -0.41389; 31.09556
Region Western Region of Uganda
Sub-region Ankole sub-region
District Kiruhura District
County Nyabushozi County
Constituency Nyabushozi County
Government
 • MP Fred Mwesigye[1]
Elevation 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Nyakahita is a sparsely populated settlement in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location

The settlement is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi), by road, east of Mbarara, the largest city in the Ankole sub-region along the Mbarara–Masaka highway.[2] It is about 205 kilometres (127 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The coordinates of Nyakahita are 0°24'50.0"S, 31°05'44.0"E (Latitude:-0.413889; Longitude:31.095556).[4]

Points of interest

The Nyakahita–Kazo–Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road makes a T-junction with the
Mbarara-Masaka highway at Nyakahita. The town of Lyantonde (est. 2011 pop: 8,900),[5] in Lyantonde District, lies to the immediate east of Nyakahita on this highway.

See also

References

  1. ↑ POU, . (25 July 2015). "Profile of Fred Mwesigye, Member of Parliament for Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District". Parliament of Uganda (POU). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ GFC (25 July 2015). "Map Showing Mbarara And Nyakahita With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ↑ GFC (25 July 2015). "Map Showing Kampala And Nyakahita With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Google (25 July 2015). "Location of Nyakahita at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ UBOS (2012). "Estimated Population of Lyantonde In 2002, 2010 & 2011" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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