Tonya is a settlement in Western Uganda.
Location
Tonya is located in
Hoima District
Hoima District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its main municipal centre, Hoima.
Location
Hoima District is bordered by Buliisa District to the north, Masindi District to the northeast, Kyan ...
, along the eastern shores of
Lake Albert. It lies approximately , by road, northwest of
Hoima
Hoima is a city in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Hoima District. It is also the location of the palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro.
Location
Hoima is approximately , by road, nort ...
, the location of the district headquarters and the largest city in the
sub-region
A subregion is a part of a larger region or continent and is usually based on location. Cardinal directions, such as south are commonly used to define a subregion.
United Nations subregions
The Statistics Division of the United Nations (UN) ...
. Tonya lies approximately , by road, northeast of
Kaiso
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, the nearest urban centre. The coordinates of Tonya are:1°35'01.0"N, 31°04'59.0"E (Latitude:1.583611; 31.083056).
Overview
Tonya lies in the oil-rich Albertine Graben. Tonya is located close to the Waraga-1 Oil Well, the first free-flowing oil well 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*) territories make up Eastern Africa:
Due to the historical ...
south of the
Sudan
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, flow tested in 2008.
See also
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Kaiso, Uganda
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Nzizi Power Station
Nzizi Power Station is a planned natural gas-fired thermal power plant in Uganda.
Location
The power plant is planned to be constructed in Nzizi, near the Nzizi Natural Gas & Oil Field, in the Kaiso-Tonya Area in Hoima District in the Western R ...
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Uganda Oil Refinery
The Uganda Oil Refinery is a planned crude oil refinery in Uganda.
Location
The refinery will be built on a piece of land in Kabaale Township, Buseruka Sub-county, Hoima District, Western Region, near the international border with the Democr ...
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Uganda-Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline
References
External links
Oil Opens New Chapter for Hoima ResidentsUNRA Officials Created 9 ‘Ghost’ Kilometres on Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya Road
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Populated places in Western Region, Uganda
Bunyoro sub-region
Hoima District