Mutukula, Tanzania Explained

Official Name:Mutukula
Other Name:Mtukula
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tanzania
Coordinates:-1.0011°N 31.415°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kagera Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Missenyi District
Timezone:East Africa Time
Utc Offset:+3
Elevation Ft:1200
Blank Name:UFI
Blank Info:-2570404
Blank1 Name:Climate

Mutukula, sometimes spelled as Mtukula,[1] is a small town in Missenyi District, Kagera Region, in northwestern Tanzania, at the border with Uganda. Formerly, the settlement on the border was known as Kyebisagazi, and Mutukula was a kilometre to the south on the east side of the Masaka-Bukoba Road (B8).

Location

The town is located approximately 70km (40miles) northwest of Bukoba, the regional capital.[2]

Population

The 2012 estimated population of Mutukula, Tanzania, was about 5,000. The immediately adjacent town in Uganda is about three times the size.

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Notes and References

  1. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Tanzania_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Bukoba%20(Kagera)&toplace=Mtukula%20&fromlat=-1.3316667&tolat=-1.0166667&fromlng=31.8122222&tolng=31.4166667 Road Distance Between Bukoba and Mutukula with Map