Mirama Hills Explained

Official Name:Mirama Hills
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map Caption:Map of Uganda showing the location of Mirama Hills
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Ankole
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ntungamo
Population As Of:2012 Estimate
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:-1.0508°N 30.46°W
Elevation M:1360

Mirama Hills is a town in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location

Mirama Hills is located in Ntungamo District, Ankole sub-region. The town is at Uganda's border with Rwanda and lies very close to where the borders of Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania intersect. It is approximately 350km (220miles), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] This is approximately 37km (23miles), by road, southeast of Ntungamo, the administrative center and the largest town in the district.[2] The coordinates of the town are:1°03'03.0"S, 30°27'36.0"E (Latitude:-1.050820; Longitude:30.459990).

Overview

The small town of Mirama Hills, Ntungamo District, in Southwestern Uganda, sits on Uganda's border with the Republic of Rwanda, very close to the three-corners point where the borders of the two countries meet with the border with Tanzania. To the immediate north of the town lie the hills from which the town derives its name, rising to heights of 1560m (5,120feet), above sea-level. The town lies on the banks of River Muvumba, a tributary of the Kagera River. Immediately south of Mirama Hills, across the border, in Rwanda, lies the town of Kagitumba. The Mirama Hills - Kagitumba border crossing is one of the two busiest transit points between Uganda and Rwanda; the other being the Katuna - Gatuna border crossing.[3] Between 2011 and 2015, the border crossing underwent upgrades to facilitate a single clearance process involving one joint stop for both countries.[4] [5] [6]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town:

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map Showing Kampala and Mirama Hills (Kagitumba) With Distance Marker. 12 June 2013. Globefeed.com.
  2. Web site: Road Distance Between Ntungamo And Mirama Hills (Kagitumba) With Map. Globefeed.com. 12 June 2014.
  3. Web site: 12 June 2014. Stephen. Rwembeho. Rwanda: Business Operators Optimistic Over New Border Facility at Kagitumba. New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com. 13 May 2014. Kigali.
  4. Web site: Clearance of Border Goods to Take Hours. New Vision Mobile. 2011. Patrick. Jaramogi. 8 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150709202218/http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=629754&CatID=3. 9 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Mirama Hills One-stop Border Post Opens. Rajab. 6 July 2015. 8 July 2015. The EastAfrican. Mukombozi. Nairobi.
  6. Web site: Rajab. Mirama Border Post Completed. 10 July 2015. 10 July 2015. Mukombozi. Daily Monitor. Kampala.
  7. Web site: 12 June 2014. Devex . Civil Works for Upgrading of Nine (9) National Roads from Gravel to Paved (Bituminous) Standard. Devex.com . June 2010 .
  8. Web site: New road opens access to border post . 27 September 2017 . Dicta . 27 September 2017 . . Asiimwe . Nairobi.

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