Kamonkoli Explained
| Official Name: | Kamonkoli |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing location of Kamonkoli |
| Coordinates: | 1.075°N 34.0956°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Budaka District |
| Elevation M: | 1119 |
| Population Total: | 25000 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 Estimate |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Kamonkoli is a town in Budaka District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]
Location
The town lies along the 107km (66miles)[2] Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road, approximately 12km (07miles), southwest of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[3] The coordinates of Kamonkoli are 1°04'30.0"N, 34°05'44.0"E (Latitude:1.075005; Longitude:34.095568). Kamonkoli sits at an average elevation of 1119m (3,671feet), above sea level.[4]
Overview
Kamonkoli is the location of the second factory of Uganda Clays Limited, Uganda's largest manufacturer of clay building products.[5] [6]
In 2012, ground was broken on a planned Kamonkoli Cement Factory.[7] [8] Further media reports indicate the factory is operational.[9] Kamonkoli is the end of the southeastern leg of the Tirinyi–Pallisa–Kamonkoli–Kumi Road, which links this town to Pallisa via Iki-Iki.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: 24 October 2018 . 29 August 2018 . From mud and wattle trading centre to commercial hub . . Mudangha . Kolyangha . Kampala.
- Web site: Distance between Iganga, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda . 24 October 2018 . 24 October 2018 . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com.
- Web site: 24 October 2018 . 24 October 2018 . Distance between Kamonkoli, Uganda and Mbale, Uganda . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com .
- Web site: Elevation of Kamonkoli, Budaka District, Uganda . 24 October 2018 . 24 October 2018 . Elevation Map . Elevationmap.net.
- Web site: Uganda Clays opens $15 million plant to meet rising demand in EA . 28 February 2016 . 10 April 2009 . Bernard . Busuulwa . . Kamonkoli.
- Web site: Uganda Clays opens new factory . The Independent Team . 22 April 2009 . 28 February 2016 . . Kampala.
- Web site: Museveni ignores Budaka MPs pleas . 29 February 2016 . 27 November 2012 . . Kampala . John Bosco . Mulabbi.
- Web site: 10 January 2013 . Construction starts on Ugandan cement factory . Moses . Kalisa Seruwagi . African Review Magazine . 29 February 2016.
- Web site: 29 February 2016 . Kuwait-based company opens cement factory in Uganda . 28 November 2012 . African Review Magazine (ARM) . ARM.
- Web site: Civil Works for the Upgrading of Tirinyi–Pallisa–Kumi/Pallisa–Kamonkoli Roads: Specific Procurement Notice – Invitation for Prequalification . 1 March 2016 . 26 May 2014 . UNRA . Uganda National Roads Authority . Kampala.
