Bunagana is a town in the Western Region of

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. It sits across the international border from the similarly named town of

Bunagana, Democratic Republic of the Congo Bunagana is a small town in Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the border with Uganda. It served as the headquarters of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel militia in 2013 and has been occupie ...

Location

The town is located in extreme southwestern Uganda, in

Kisoro District Kisoro District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. The town of Kisoro is the site of the district headquarters. Education Kisoro Municipality includes Metropolitan International Universi ...

, at the international border between Uganda and the

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(DRC). Bunagana is approximately , by road, west of

Kabale Kabale City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main city of Kabale District, and the district headquarters are located at Makanga hills. It is sometimes nicknamed "Kastone" as in the local Rukiga language, a "kabale" is a sma ...

, the largest city in the

Kigezi sub-region Kigezi sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts: * Kabale District * Kanungu District * Kisoro District * Rukungiri District The area covered by the above districts constituted the former Kigezi Dist ...

. This is approximately west of

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, the district headquarters. The coordinates of the town are:1°17'40.0"S, 29°35'59.0"E (Latitude:-1.294444; Longitude:29.599722). Bunagana, Uganda sits at an average altitude of above

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Overview

Bunagana is a major crossing point, for both human and commercial traffic. On the Congolese side, a road leads to

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, a city of approximately 600,000 people and the capital of North Kivu Province in the DRC. On the Ugandan side,

, with a population estimated at about 54,000, lies to the east of Bunagana and is connected to it by an all-weather

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-surfaced road.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within or close to the town limits: (a) the offices of Bunagana Town Council (b) Bunagana Central Market, the source of daily fresh produce (c)

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in Uganda is northeast of Bunagana, while

Virunga National Park Virunga National Park is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1925. In elevation, it ranges from in the Semliki River valley to in the Rwenzori Mountains. ...

in the DRC is southwest of the town (d) the town of Bunagana, DRC is immediately west of Bunagana, Uganda, across the border with the DRC. The

Bunagana–Rutshuru–Goma Road The Bunagana–Rutshuru–Goma Road in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), connects the towns of Bunagana in Uganda with the similarly named Bunagana in DRC. The road also connects these two towns to Bugani, Rutshuru, Rum ...

starts here and ends in

, DR Congo. The

Kabale–Kisoro–Bunagana Road The Kabale–Kisoro–Bunagana Road in Western Uganda connects the town of Kabale with the towns of Kisoro, Bunagana, Uganda, Bunagana, at the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and with Kyanika, at the border with Rwanda. Locatio ...

ends here, having started in Kabale, Uganda. On 12 March 2021, Ugandan authorities began the construction of a ''One Stop Border Post'' (OSBP), at Bunagana, with a budget of US$1.3 million.

References

External links

Website of Kisoro District Administration
{{Kisoro District, state=collapsed Populated places in Western Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Kisoro District Kigezi sub-region Democratic Republic of the Congo–Uganda border crossings

Location

Overview

Points of interest

See also

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