Official Name: | Rwekunye |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Region of Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Districts of Uganda |
Subdivision Name2: | Kiryandongo District |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Type4: | Constituency |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title2: | MP |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 1.7108°N 32.0289°W |
Elevation M: | 1180 |
Rwekunye is a settlement in Kiryandongo District in the Western Region of Uganda.
Rwekunye is 192km (119miles) northwest of Kampala on the Kampala–Gulu Highway.[1] It is located immediately west of the larger area of Masindi Port, along the Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road. The coordinates of Rwekunye are 1°42'39.0"N, 32°01'44.0"E (Latitude:1.710833; Longitude:32.028889).
Rwekunye is functionally a suburb of the larger urban area of Masindi Port (estimated 2009 population 10,400),[2] located 5km (03miles) to the east on the banks of the Victoria Nile.[3]
The town has additional points of interest, including the following: