| Official Name: | Suam, Uganda |
| 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 Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bukwo District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 1.2172°N 34.7322°W |
| Elevation M: | 2160 |
Suam, Uganda is a border crossing between Uganda and Kenya. The settlement sits directly across the Suam River from Suam, Kenya.[1]
Suam is located in Bukwo District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, approximately 13km (08miles), by road, southeast of Bukwo, the location of the district headquarters.[2] Suam lies approximately 142km (88miles), by road, northeast of Mbale, the nearest large city.[3] This location lies approximately 370km (230miles), by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of that country.[4] The coordinates of Suam, Uganda are 1°13'02.0"N 34°43'56.0"E (Latitude:1.217214; Longitude:34.732223). The average elevation of the settlement is 2160m (7,090feet) above sea level.[5]
Suam, Uganda marks the eastern end of the Kapchorwa–Suam Road in Uganda. Across the Suam Bridge in Suam, Kenya, the Suam–Endebess–Kitale–Eldoret Road begins its 117km (73miles) journey southeastwards to Eldoret.[6] The governments of Kenya and Uganda are working jointly to tarmac both roads to grade II bitumen surface and improve trade between the two countries in this transport corridor.[7] [8] Both countries are working to establish a one-stop-border-post (OSBP) at Suam, similar to the stops established at Malaba and Busia.[9]