Musita is a town in
Mayuge District, in the
Eastern Region 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 ...
.
Location
Musita is in Mulingirire parish, Baitambogwe sub-county. It is approximately , by road, west of
Iganga
Iganga is a town in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Iganga District.
Location
Iganga is located in Uganda's Busoga, Busoga sub-region. It lies approximate ...
, the nearest large town. This is approximately northeast of
Jinja, the largest city in the
Busoga sub-region
Busoga sub-region is found in Eastern Uganda occupying an area of over 10,000 square kilometers and according to the 2014 national census about 40 percent of the people in the eastern region live in this sub-region.
Administrative divisions
As of ...
. Musita is about , by road, east of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the Musita are 0°31'40.0"N 33°23'05.0"E (Latitude:0.527778; Longitude:33.384722).
Overview
The
Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road makes a T-junction with the Jinja–Iganga Road (A-109) in the center of Musita town. The central market in Musita had over 1,500 traders in February 2015.
References
{{Mayuge District
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Mayuge District