Muyembe is a town in the
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Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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.
Location
Muyembe is in
Bulambuli District, approximately , by road, south of
Bulambuli
Bulambuli is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Bulambuli District. The district is named after the town.
Location
Bulambuli is located approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala, the ca ...
, where the district headquarters are located. Muyembe is approximately , by road, northeast of
Mbale, the nearest large city and the largest urban area in eastern Uganda. This location is approximately , northeast of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Muyembe are 1°18'21.0"N, 34°17'210"E (Latitude:1.305833; Longitude:34.289172). The average elevation of Muyembe is about above sea level.
Overview
Muyembe lies on the main road between
Mbale, (2014 pop. 96,189),
the largest town in Eastern Uganda and
Moroto, (2014 pop. 14,818),
the largest town in
Karamoja sub-region. At Muyembe, the tarmacked Mbale–Muyembe Road, meets the gravel-surfaced
Muyembe–Nakapiripirit Road
Muyembe–Nakapiripirit Road is a road in the Eastern and Northern regions of Uganda. The road connects the towns of Muyembe in Bulambuli District, to the town of Nakapiripirit in Nakapiripirit District.
Location
The road starts at Muyembe ...
. Arrangements are underway to improve the un-tarmacked road to class II bitumen surface with drainage channels and culverts.
See also
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Gisu people
The Gisu people, or ''Bamasaba'' people of Elgon, are a Bantu tribe of the Masaba people of eastern Uganda, closely related to the Bukusu people of Kenya. Bamasaba live mainly in the Mbale District of Uganda on the slopes of Mount Elgon.
Ancest ...
*
Mount Elgon
Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within Uganda.
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Mount Elgon National Park
Mount Elgon National Park is a national park northeast of Lake Victoria. The park covers an area of and is bisected by the border of Kenya and Uganda. The Ugandan part of the park covers while the Kenyan part covers . The Kenyan part of the p ...
References
External links
Mt. Elgon Hydro power project stalls
{{Bulambuli District
Bulambuli District
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley