Kapeeka Explained

Official Name:Kapeeka
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map Caption:Map of Uganda showing the location of Kapeeka
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Region of Uganda
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nakaseke District
Subdivision Type3:Constituency
Subdivision Name3:Nakaseke South
Leader Title:Member of Parliament
Leader Name:Edward W. Sempala Mbuga
Population As Of:2011 Estimate
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:0.6817°N 32.2467°W
Elevation M:1160

Kapeeka is a town in Nakaseke District of the Central Region of Uganda.

Kapeeka will merge with Semuto to form the Semuto municipality as requested by residents and given a go ahead by the president.

Location

Kapeeka is approximately 43km (27miles), by road, northwest of Matugga.[1] This is approximately 62km (39miles), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital city.[2] The coordinates of the town are 0°40'54.0"N, 32°14'48.0"E (Latitude:0.681667; Longitude:32.246667).

Overview

Kapeeka is the northernmost location on the 42km (26miles) Matugga–Kapeeka Road, linking Matugga and Gombe in Wakiso District to Semuto and Kapeeka in Nakaseke District. It was upgraded from gravel to bitumen between 2008[3] and 2011.[4] Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) of China performed the work at a cost of about US$20 million (USh:37.9 billion). Sixty-five percent of the funding was provided by the government of Uganda, and the Nordic Development Fund lent the remaining 35 percent. COWI A/S, a Danish consultancy firm, supervised the work.[5]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest are found within the town limits or close to its borders: (a) Kapeeka central market (b) offices of Kapeeka Town Council (c) offices of Kapeeka sub-county[6] and (e) Namunkekera Rural Industrial Center (NRIC), is located at Namunkekera, Nakaseke District, west of Kapeeka.[7]

See also

External links

0.6817°N 32.2467°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 July 2015 . Road Distance Between Matugga And Kapeeka With Route Marker. 24 July 2015 . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC) .
  2. Web site: Map Showing Kampala And Matugga With Route Marker . 24 July 2015 . 24 July 2015 . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC).
  3. Web site: . Semuto-Kapeeka Road construction to begin . 24 July 2015 . 15 July 2008 . Frederick . Kiwanuka . https://web.archive.org/web/20150725012623/http://www.newvision.co.ug/PA/8/19/639232 . 25 July 2015 . dead .
  4. Web site: 25 July 2015 . April 2015 . Implementation of the NRM – Manifesto 2011-2016 . EAAB . East Africa Agribusiness (EAAB) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150715041608/http://ea-agribusiness.co.ug/implementation-of-the-nrm-manifesto-2011-2016/ . 15 July 2015 .
  5. Web site: 24 July 2015 . Chinese firm to construct 41km Semuto-Matugga road . 9 December 2008 . Frederick . Kiwanuka . . Kampala . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716081448/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/663768 . 16 July 2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: 24 July 2015 . Kapeeka Subcounty . 24 July 2015 . LCMT . Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT).
  7. Web site: Farmers should take advantage of the tomato factory . 2 August 2017 . 17 February 2014 . Ssekabira . Eliphaz . . Kampala.