Mount Moroto, also Moroto Mountain (), is a mountain in the Northeastern part of

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

. The native name for this mountain was "Moru To" (meaning "the western mountain", derived from the words "Moru" meaning mountain and "To" meaning west). It was named so because during the migration of the native tribes, who originated from Ethiopia, it appeared west.

Location

The mountain is adjacent to the town of Moroto in

Moroto District Moroto District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Moroto Town, Moroto is the site of the district headquarters. Location Moroto District is bordered by Kaabong District ...

Karamoja The Karamoja sub-region, commonly known as Karamoja, is a region in Uganda. It covers an area of 27,528km and comprises the Kotido District, Kaabong District, Karenga District, Nabilatuk District, Abim District, Moroto District, Napak D ...

, Northern Region of

. It is approximately , by road, east of Moroto's central business district. Mount Moroto is one of a chain of volcanoes along Uganda's international border with

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that begins with

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.

in the south and includes Mount Kadam and Mount Morungole. The region around Mount Moroto is a forest reserve protecting a range of habitats from arid thorn savanna to dry montane forest. The coordinates of Mount Moroto are 2°31'30.0"N, 34°46'21.0"E (Latitude:2.5250; Longitude:34.7725). Mount Moroto - cliff

Mountain climbing

The nature reserve that encloses Mount Moroto measures and contains over 220 bird species, monkeys and wild cats. Climbing trails exist and mountain guides are available.

Farming and irrigation

The natural springs on the slopes of the mountain coalesce to form springs and small rivers. The

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is teaching the Karimajong people how to harvest and store that water and use it to irrigate agricultural produce for household food and for income generation.

Demographics

Speakers of the moribund

Soo language Soo or So is the Kuliak language of the Tepes people of northeastern Uganda. The language is moribund, with most of the population of 5,000 having shifted to Karamojong, and only a few dozen elderly individuals are still able to speak Soo. Soo ...

live on the slopes of Mount Moroto.Carlin, Eithne. 1993. ''The So Language''. (Afrikanistische Monografien (AMO), 2.) Institut für Afrikanistik, Universität zu Köln.

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