Ntuusi is a settlement in the
Central 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
The settlement is in
Lwemiyaga County in
Sembabule District
Sembabule District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Sembabule is the site of the district headquarters. Other urban centers in the district include Lwemiyaga and Ntuusi.
Location
Sembabule District is bordered by Mub ...
in south-western Uganda, approximately south-east of
Lwemiyaga, where the county headquarters are located. This is approximately north-west of
Sembabule
Sembabule (sometimes spelled Ssembabule) is a town in Sembabule District in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of the district and the site of the district headquarters.
Geography ...
, the site of the district headquarters. Ntuusi is about by road, north-west of
Masaka
Masaka is a city in the Central Region, Uganda, Buganda Region in Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District.
Location
Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The ...
, the nearest large city. The coordinates of Ntuusi are 00°03'00.0"N, 31°12'04.0"E (Latitude:0.050000; Longitude:31.201111).
Overview
Ntuusi is the location of the headquarters of Ntuusi sub-county in Lwemiyaga County, Sembabule District. The modern-day settlement of Ntuusi is inside the ''Ntuusi Archaeological Site'', an area measuring approximately , that was continuously settled by humans during the period 1,000AD and 1,500AD. This area, also known as
Bigo bya Mugenyi
Bigo bya Mugenyi also known as just Bigo (“city”), is an extensive alignment of ditches and berms comprising ancient Earthworks (archaeology), earthworks located in the interlacustrine region of southwestern Uganda. Situated on the southern sho ...
, is the earliest evidence of organised human settlement in the
African Great Lakes Region
The African Great Lakes (; ) are a series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and around the East African Rift. The series includes Lake Victoria, the second-largest freshwater lake in the world by area; Lake Tanganyika ...
.
See also
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List of cities and towns in Uganda
This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the ...
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Mawogola County
References
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Populated places in Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley