Official Name: | Tonya |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tonya on the Uganda Map Placement on map is approximate |
Coordinates: | 1.5836°N 31.0831°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Bunyoro |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Hoima District |
Elevation M: | 900 |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Aw |
Tonya is a settlement in Western Uganda.
Tonya is located in Hoima District, along the eastern shores of Lake Albert. It lies approximately 45km (28miles), by road, northwest of Hoima, the location of the district headquarters and the largest city in the sub-region.[1] Tonya lies approximately 17km (11miles), by road, northeast of Kaiso, the nearest urban centre.[2] The coordinates of Tonya are:1°35'01.0"N, 31°04'59.0"E (Latitude:1.583611; 31.083056).
Tonya lies in the oil-rich Albertine Graben.[3] Tonya is located close to the Waraga-1 Oil Well, the first free-flowing oil well in East Africa south of the Sudan, flow tested in 2008.[4]