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