| Official Name: | Muyembe |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Uganda |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bugisu sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sironko District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 1.3058°N 34.2892°W |
| Elevation M: | 1218 |
Muyembe is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
Muyembe is in Bulambuli District, approximately 22km (14miles), by road, south of Bulambuli, where the district headquarters are located.[1] Muyembe is approximately 35km (22miles), by road, northeast of Mbale, the nearest large city and the largest urban area in eastern Uganda.[2] This location is approximately 262km (163miles), northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The coordinates of Muyembe are 1°18'21.0"N, 34°17'210"E (Latitude:1.305833; Longitude:34.289172). The average elevation of Muyembe is about 1218m (3,996feet) above sea level.[4]
Muyembe lies on the main road between Mbale, (2014 pop. 96,189),[5] the largest town in Eastern Uganda and Moroto, (2014 pop. 14,818),[5] the largest town in Karamoja sub-region. At Muyembe, the tarmacked Mbale–Muyembe Road, meets the gravel-surfaced Muyembe–Nakapiripirit Road. Arrangements are underway to improve the un-tarmacked road to class II bitumen surface with drainage channels and culverts.[6]