Karuma Explained

Official Name:Karuma
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uganda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western Uganda
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Bunyoro sub-region
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kiryandongo District
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014 Census
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:2.2544°N 32.2436°W
Elevation M:1057

Karuma is a settlement in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location

Karuma is in Kiryandongo District, Bunyoro sub-region. The town is approximately 2.7km (01.7miles), by road, north of Karuma Falls.[1] The town is also approximately 11km (07miles), by road, west of Kamdini, on the Lira–Kamdini–Karuma Road.[2] This location is approximately 261km (162miles) north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.,[3] The coordinates of the town are 2°15'16.0"N, 32°14'37.0"E (Latitude:2.254445; Longitude:32.243611).

Overview

Karuma is where the Lira–Kamdini–Karuma Road connects to the Kampala–Karuma Road and the Karuma–Olwiyo–Pakwach–Nebbi–Arua Road.[4]

See also

External links

2.2544°N 32.2436°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 January 2016 . Globefeed.com (GFC) . Distance between Karuma, Northern Region, Uganda and Karuma Falls, Kiryandongo, Western Region, Uganda. 6 January 2016 . GFC.
  2. Web site: GFC . 6 January 2016 . Distance between Karuma, Northern Region, Uganda and Kamdini, Northern Region, Uganda . 6 January 2016 . Globefeed.com (GFC).
  3. Web site: Distance between Karuma, Northern Region, Uganda and Kampala, Central Region, Uganda . 6 January 2016 . 6 January 2016 . GFC . Globefeed.com (GFC).
  4. Web site: Uganda: MP Otto Leads Anti-Mbabazi Demonstration . 12 July 2015. . Kampala . 6 January 2016 . Julius Ocungi . and Patrick Okaba.