The Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road also Fort Portal–Mpondwe Road, is a road in the Western Region of

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

, connecting the towns of Fort Portal, Hima, Kasese, Kikorongo and the border town of Mpondwe.

Location

The road starts at

Fort Portal Fort Portal or Kabarole is a city located in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and historically of the Toro Kingdom. Location Fort Portal in Kabarole District is located approximately by road, west of Kampal ...

, the headquarters of

Kabarole District Kabarole District is a district in Western Uganda. Kabarole District is part of the Kingdom of Toro. Its main town was Fort Portal before 1st July 2020 when it was elevated to a city, separating it from Kabarole district Government. The new Kaba ...

. It travels southwestwards through Rwimi, Hima,

Kasese Kasese is a town north of Lake George in the Western Region of Uganda. It originally grew around the copper mine at Kilembe, while attention later turned to cobalt mining. It is the chief town of Kasese District, and the district headquarters ...

and

Kikorongo Kikorongo, also Kikorongo Junctiom, is a settlement in Kasese District, in the Western Region of Uganda. Location The town is located on the Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road, about south of Kasese. This is about east of Mpondwe, the town a ...

. At Kiorongo, the road makes a 90 degree turn westwards to end at

Mpondwe Mpondwe is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. Location Mpondwe is located in the Rwenzori Mountains in Kasese District. The town is at the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Bwera is another settlement to the immediate ...

, at the international border with the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

, a total distance of about . The coordinates of the road at Kikorongo are:0°00'00.0"N, 29°59'55.0"E (Latitude:0.000003; 29.998607).

Upgrade to bituminous surface

This road was improved to class II bituminous surface before 2013.

Points of interest

The following lie along or near this road 1.

Virika Hospital Holy Family Virika Hospital, commonly referred to as Virika Hospital, is a private, community hospital, in Fort Portal, Kabarole District, Western Uganda. Location The hospital is located in the central business district of the city of Fort Port ...

, located in Fort Portal's

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

. 2. The town of Rwimi, about , south of Fort Portal. 3. Hima, lies about south of Fort Portal. 4.

Kasese Airport Kasese Airport is an airport in Uganda. Location The airport is located in the town of Kasese, Kasese District, in the Western Region of Uganda, at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains and close to the international border with the Democrat ...

, in the middle the town of

, about south of Fort Portal. 5. Kasese Cobalt Company Limited lies in Kasese, south of the

. 6. At

, the road takes a 90 degrees turn to the right and heads westwards towards the border with the

. Kikorongo is a town in

Kasese District Kasese District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, the town of Kasese is the site of the district headquarters. History In September 2022, the district was hit by deadly landslides. Location Kasese District i ...

, about , south of Kasese. 7. At ''Katojo Village'' a road branches off this road and proceeds south to Katwe Village and Mweya Safari Lodge, inside

Queen Elizabeth National Park Queen Elizabeth National Park is a national park in Uganda. Location Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) is in the Western Region of Uganda, spanning the districts of Kasese, Kamwenge, Rubirizi, and Rukungiri. The park is approximately by ro ...

References

External links

Webpage of Uganda National Road Authority

Photograph of Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road At Flickr.com
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Location

Upgrade to bituminous surface

Points of interest

See also

References

External links