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Muni Village
{{Orphan, date=June 2016 Muni Village is located in Oluko Subcounty within Uganda's Arua District. It is found south of Arua Municipality and Barifa Forest through which a road connecting it to the main town passes. Visible from the top of Arua Hill, the village can also be reached from Ewuata on the Nebbi Highway. Notable places of interest in Muni include the National Teachers' College (which will be incorporated into Muni University Muni University (MU) is a public multi-campus university in Uganda. It is one of the public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country, licensed and supervised by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE). Locat ...), several other establishments including TPO (Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation) and Muni Girls School. Arua District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arua District
Arua District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it shares its name with its administrative center of Arua. The name Arua is said to be derived from the Lugbara name for prison (Arujo) and prisoner (Aru), since the white settlers (Belgians and later British) had a detention center at Arua Hill. Location Arua District is bordered by Yumbe District to the north, Adjumani District to the northeast, Amuru District to the east, Nebbi District to the southeast, Zombo District to the southwest, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the west, and Maracha District to the northwest. The district headquarters at Arua are located about , by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the district are:03 00N, 31 10E. Ethnicities The predominate ethnic group in the district are the Lugbara people Overview Arua District got its name from Arua town. In the late 1970s, the Ugandan president at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barifa Forest
Barifa Forest is a forest near Arua in the Northern Region of Uganda. Located southeast of Arua Hill, it extends up to Mvara and Muni. It was gazetted in 1948 but may soon be degazetted after consultations to pave way for the Nile Eco-City, a satellite city in Arua Municipality. The new forest will be located in Logiri, Vurra County. Activities A few crops are grown in some areas and cattle grazing also takes place because of abundant grass. The Dorcus Inzikuru 230px Dorcus Inzikuru (born 2 February 1982 in Vurra, Arua District) is a Ugandan track and field athlete, competing in the steeplechase. She won the inaugural world title in women's 3000 m steeplechase, as well as the first Commonwealth title i ... Stadium is also within the forest and can be accessed from Weatherhead Park Lane or Muni Road. The panoramic view on top of Arua Hill's East Side gives you a view of the forest canopy. References {{reflist Arua District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muni University
Muni University (MU) is a public multi-campus university in Uganda. It is one of the public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country, licensed and supervised by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE). Location Muni University has its main campus at Muni Hill in the city of Arua in Arua District, West Nile sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. The campus is just south of Barifa Forest, approximately , by road, south-east of the central business district of Arua. This campus sits adjacent to and immediately north of Muni National Teachers College (MNTC), a 1,300 student, mixed gender, teacher training college. The university owns land in the town of Okollo, Arua District, West Nile sub-region, where it plans a second campus. Okollo is approximately , by road, south-east of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region, on the Arua–Nebbi Road. Other locations where campuses might be established include at Bidibidi, in Yumbe District, ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |