Nyakahita

Nyakahita
Nyakahita
Map of Uganda showing the location of Nyakahita.
Coordinates: 00°24′48″S 31°06′46″E / 0.41333°S 31.11278°E / -0.41333; 31.11278
Region Western Region of Uganda
Sub-region Ankole sub-region
District Kiruhura District
County Nyabushozi County
Constituency Nyabushozi County
Government
 • MP Fred Mwesigye[1]
Elevation 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Nyakahita is a sparsely populated settlement in the Western Region of Uganda.[2]

Location

The settlement is approximately 59 kilometres (37 mi), by road, east of Mbarara, the largest city in the Ankole sub-region along the Mbarara–Masaka highway.[3] It is about 216 kilometres (134 mi), 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).[5]

Points of interest

The Nyakahita–Kazo–Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road makes a T-junction with the
Mbarara-Masaka highway at Nyakahita. The town of Lyantonde, population 13,586 people in 2014,[6] in Lyantonde District, lies to the immediate east of Nyakahita on this highway.

See also

References

  1. ↑ POU, . (25 July 2015). "Profile of Fred Mwesigye, Member of Parliament for Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District". Parliament of Uganda (POU). Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ LCMT (14 August 2017). "Map of Nyakahita Parish, Kiruhura District, Western Region, Uganda". Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ↑ GFC (14 August 2017). "Distance between Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda and Nyakahita Rwebs, Nyabushozi, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ↑ GFC (14 August 2017). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Nyakahita Rwebs, Nyabushozi, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Google (14 August 2017). "Location of Nyakahita at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ↑ UBOS (November 2014). "National Population and Housing Census 2014: Provisional Results: Appendix 3 - Households and Population by Subcounty/ Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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