Muyembe is a town in the
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Uganda
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.
Location
Muyembe is in
Bulambuli District
Bulambuli District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Uganda. The district is named after 'chief town', Bulambuli, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Bulambuli District is bordered by Nakapir ...
, approximately , by road, south of
Bulambuli
Bulambuli is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Bulambuli District. The district is named after the town.
Location
Bulambuli is located northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and its larg ...
, where the district headquarters are located. Muyembe is approximately , by road, northeast of
Mbale
Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region.
Location
Mbale is approximately northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, on ...
, the nearest large city and the largest urban area in eastern Uganda. This location is approximately , northeast 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 ...
, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Muyembe are 1°18'21.0"N, 34°17'210"E (Latitude:1.305833; Longitude:34.289172). The average elevation of Muyembe is about above sea level.
Overview
Muyembe lies on the main road between
Mbale
Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region.
Location
Mbale is approximately northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, on ...
, (2014 pop. 96,189),
the largest town in Eastern Uganda and
Moroto, (2014 pop. 14,818),
the largest town in
Karamoja sub-region
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 Dis ...
. At Muyembe, the tarmacked Mbale–Muyembe Road, meets the gravel-surfaced
Muyembe–Nakapiripirit Road. Arrangements are underway to improve the un-tarmacked road to class II bitumen surface with drainage channels and culverts.
See also
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Gisu people
The Gisu people, or ''Bamasaba'' people of Elgon, are a Bantu peoples, Bantu tribe and Bantu-speaking ethnic group of the Masaba people in eastern Uganda, closely related to the Bukusu people of Kenya. Bamasaba live mainly in the Mbale District of ...
*
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.
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Mount Elgon National Park
Mount Elgon National Park is a national park in Kenya and Uganda that lies northeast of Lake Victoria. The park covers an area of . The Ugandan part of the park covers while the Kenyan part covers . The Kenyan part of the park was gazetted in ...
References
External links
Mt. Elgon Hydro power project stalls
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Bulambuli District
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley