Kikorongo, also Kikorongo Junctiom, is a settlement 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 ...
, in the
Western Region of
Uganda
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.
Location
The town is located on the
Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road, about south of
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 ...
. This is about east of
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 ...
, the town at the international border with
DR Congo
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. The coordinates of Kikorongo are: 0°00'00.0"N, 29°59'55.0"E (Latitude:0.000005; Longitude:29.998618). As one can deduce from the latitude, the settlement sits directly at the
Equator
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.
Points of interest
The Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road joins the Kikorongo–Ishaka Road at Kikorongo.
See also
*
Katunguru
*
Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road
References
External links
Website of Kasese District Local Government
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Populated places in Western Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Kasese District