Musita is a town in

Mayuge District Mayuge District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Mayuge, where the district headquarters are located. Location Mayuge District is bordered by Iganga District to the north, B ...

, in the

Eastern Region Eastern Region or East Region may refer to: * Eastern Region (Abu Dhabi): Al Ain *Eastern Region, Ghana *Eastern Region (Iceland) *Eastern Region, Nepal *Eastern Region, Nigeria * Eastern Region, Serbia * Eastern Region, Uganda * Eastern Region of ...

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country 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 south by Tanzania. The south ...

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 of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Iganga District. Location Iganga is located in Uganda's Busoga sub-region. It lies approximately , by road, northeast of the c ...

, 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. Busoga consists of the followin ...

. Musita is about , by road, east 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 ...

, 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 The Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road is a road in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Musita in Mayuge District to Busia, Uganda, Busia in Busia District at the international border with Ken ...

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