Biharwe is a neighborhood within
Mbarara City
Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyaka ...
Location
It is located at approximately east of Mbarara town the largest city in the
Ankole Sub-region Ankole sub-region is a region in the Western Region of Uganda that consists of the following districts:
* Buhweju District
* Bushenyi District
* Ibanda District
* Isingiro District
* Kazo District
* Kiruhura District
* Mbarara District
* M ...
and approximately from Kampala the Capital City and Largest city in the country on Kampala-Mbarara high way.
Overview
The town is located in
Biharwe Division Biharwe Division is one of the six administrative divisions that make up Mbarara Municipality of Western Uganda.
The six divisions that make Mbarara Municipality include, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Kakoba Division, Biharwe Division, ...
a newly added Division to Mbarara Municipality. It is developing urban area as many investors are seeing it as a potential tourist area after the establishment of Igongo Cultural Centre. It is next to Mburo Game Reserve, Lake Mburo and Lake Nakivale.
Points of interest
* The 1520 eclipse monument
* The Palace of Kitami kya Nyawera an empress of
Songora
The Songora or Shongora (''pl.'' Basongora, ''sing.'' Musongora) also known as "Bacwezi", "Chwezi", ''Huma'' or "Bahuma") are a traditionally pastoralist people of the Great Lakes region of Central Africa located in Western Region, Uganda and Ea ...
Kingdom of
Mpororo
* Igongo Cultural Centre
*
Biharwe F.C.
* Biharwe-Bwizibwera unpaved road which is yet to be tarmaced
References
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Populated places in Uganda