| Official Name: | Nyakahita |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Nyakahita. |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Region of Uganda |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ankole sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kiruhura District |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Nyabushozi County |
| Subdivision Type5: | Constituency |
| Subdivision Name5: | Nyabushozi County |
| Leader Title: | MP |
| Leader Name: | Fred Mwesigye[1] |
| Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | -0.4133°N 31.1128°W |
| Elevation M: | 1400 |
Nyakahita is a sparsely populated settlement in the Western Region of Uganda.[2]
The settlement is approximately 59km (37miles), by road, east of Mbarara, the largest city in the Ankole sub-region along the Mbarara–Masaka highway.[3] It is about 216km (134miles), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[4] The coordinates of Nyakahita are:0°24'48.0"S 31°06'46.0"E (Latitude:-0.413333; Longitude:31.112778).
The Nyakahita–Kazo–Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road makes a T-junction with the
Mbarara-Masaka highway at Nyakahita. The town of Lyantonde in Lyantonde District, whose population was 13,586 people in 2014,[5] lies to the immediate east of Nyakahita on this highway.