Official Name: | Mpanga |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Mpanga. |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Toro sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kitagwenda District |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 0.0811°N 30.3811°W |
Elevation M: | 1000 |
Mpanga is a location on River Mpanga in Kitagwenda county, Kitagwenda District in Western Uganda.
Mpanga is located in Kitagwenda District, in the Western Region of Uganda, adjacent to where River Mpanga empties into Lake George. This location is approximately 18km (11miles), by road, southwest of Kamwenge, the nearest town and location of the district headquarters.[1] and approximately 300km (200miles), by road, west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] Mpanga is also the location of Mpanga Power Station, an 18 megawatt hydropower project in Uganda, constructed between 2008 and 2011. Mpanga Power Station was commissioned on 10 February 2011.[3]
The landmarks at or near Mpanga include: