Official Name: | Karugutu |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Karugutu. |
Coordinates: | 0.7894°N 30.2269°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Rwenzori Sub-Region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Ntoroko District |
Elevation M: | 1102 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Karugutu is a settlement in the Western Region of Uganda.[1] The name "Karugutu" applies to;
Karugutu is located in Ntoroko District, in Western Uganda, approximately 23km (14miles), by road, east of the town of Kibuuku, where the district headquarters are located. The geographical coordinates of Karugutu, Uganda are 0°47'22.0"N, 30°13'37.0"E (Latitude:0.789444; Latitude:30.226944). The average elevation of Karugutu is 1102m (3,615feet) above sea level.[1] Karugutu is bordered by Tooro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve in Rwebisengo s/county to the north, Nombe s/County to the east, Kasitu S/county in Bughendera, Bundibugyo district to the south, Kibuuku town council and Bweramule S/County to the west.
Karugutu town lies along the Fort Portal–Bundibugyo-Lamia Road, where the Karugutu-Ntoroko Road does a T-Off northwards to Mwitanzige or Lake Albert, immediately south of the Tooro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve. The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), has plans to upgrade the 57km (35miles) Karugutu–Ntoroko Road, one of 11 "oil roads" to class II bituminous surface, with culverts and drainage channels. The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the upgrade of this road was completed in 2017.[2]
The town is the location of Karugutu Training School, an alpine warfare training school, owned, maintained and operated by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF).[3]
At the end of the Second Congo War (1998-2003), Karugutu was inundated with Congolese refugees that followed the withdrawing UPDF troops.[4] Also located in Karugutu are;
In 2012, the population of Karugutu Municipality was estimated at approximately 16,000 people, in about 1,200 households. The town is divided into several administrative wards, including (a) Karugutu Ward (b) Ibanda Ward (c) Nyabuhuru Ward and (d) Kabasingagizi Ward.[5]