Official Name: | Kikorongo |
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 Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Rwenzururu |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kasese District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 0°N 29.9986°W |
Kikorongo, also Kikorongo Junctiom, is a settlement in Kasese District, in the Western Region of Uganda.
The town is located on the Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road, about 25km (16miles) south of Kasese.[1] This is about 38km (24miles) east of Mpondwe, the town at the international border with DR Congo.[2] The coordinates of Kikorongo are: 0°00'00.0"N, 29°59'55.0"E (Latitude:0.000005; Longitude:29.998618). As one can deduce from the latitude, the settlement sits directly at the Equator.
The Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road joins the Kikorongo–Ishaka Road at Kikorongo.