Karugutu is a settlement in the
Western Region of Uganda.
The name "Karugutu" applies to;
*Karugutu Subcounty seating at Itojo Townboard, one of the three traditional subcounties of Ntoroko County, others being Rwebisengo and Kanara Subcounties.
*Karugutu Town Council elevated and separated from Karugutu S/County in 2010 when Ntoroko diatrict was Curved from her Mother district; Bundibugyo.
Location
Karugutu is located in
Ntoroko District, in Western Uganda, approximately , by road, east of the town of
Kibuuku, where the district headquarters are located.
The geographical coordinates of Karugutu, Uganda are 0°47'22.0"N, 30°13'37.0"E (Latitude:0.789444; Latitude:30.226944).
The average elevation of Karugutu is above sea level.
Karugutu is bordered by Tooro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve in Rwebisengo s/county to the north, Nombe s/County to the east, Kasitu S/county in Bughendera, Bundibugyo district to the south, Kibuuku toen council and Bweramule S/County to the west.
Overview
Karugutu town lies along the Fort Portal–Bundibugyo-Lamia Road, where the Karugutu-Ntoroko Road does a T-Off northwards to
Mwitanzige
Lake Albert, originally known as Lake Mwitanzige and temporarily Lake Mobutu Sese Seko, is a lake located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is Africa's seventh-largest lake, as well as the second biggest of Uganda's Great La ...
or Lake Albert, immediately south of the
Tooro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve.
The
Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), has plans to upgrade the Karugutu–Ntoroko Road, one of 11 "oil roads" to class II bituminous surface, with culverts and drainage channels. The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the upgrade of this road was completed in 2017.
The town is the location of Karugutu Training School, an alpine warfare training school, owned, maintained and operated by the
Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF).
At the end of the
Second Congo War
The Second Congo War,, group=lower-alpha also known as the Great War of Africa or the Great African War and sometimes referred to as the African World War, began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August 1998, little more than a year a ...
(1998-2003), Karugutu was inundated with Congolese refugees that followed the withdrawing UPDF troops.
Also located in Karugutu are;
*Head Quatters of Tooro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve.
*Head Quatters of the North Rwenzori Forest Reseve.
*Now in Nombe Subcounty, the point where the Kicwamba escarpment meets the North Rwenzori Range
*e.t.c
Population
In 2012, the population of Karugutu Municipality was estimated at approximately 16,000 people, in about 1,200 households. The town is divided into several administrative wards, including (a) Karugutu Ward (b) Ibanda Ward (c) Nyabuhuru Ward and (d) Kabasingagizi Ward.
See also
*
Bundibugyo
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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 ...
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Semliki Wildlife Reserve
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Semliki National Park
Semuliki National Park is a national park in Bwamba County, a remote part of the Bundibugyo District in the Western Region of Uganda that was established in October 1993. It encompasses of East Africa's only lowland tropical rainforest. It ...
References
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External links
Uganda Wildlife Authority: Toro Semliki Wildlife Reserve
Populated places in Western Region, Uganda
Ntoroko District