Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road

Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road
Route information
Length83 mi (134 km)
Major junctions
East endFort Portal
Major intersectionsRwimi
Hima
Kasese
Kikorongo
West endMpondwe
Location
CountryUganda
Highway system

The Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road also Fort Portal–Mpondwe Road, is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Fort Portal, Hima, Kasese, Kikorongo and the border town of Mpondwe.

Location

The road starts at Fort Portal, the headquarters of Kabarole District. It travels southwestwards through Rwimi, Hima, Kasese and Kikorongo. At Kiorongo, the road makes a 90 degree turn westwards to end at Mpondwe, at the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a total distance of about 135 kilometres (84 mi).[1] The coordinates of the road at Kikorongo are:0°00'00.0"N, 29°59'55.0"E (Latitude:0.000003; 29.998607).[2]

Upgrade to bituminous surface

This road was improved to class II bituminous surface before 2013.[3]

Points of interest

The following lie along or near this road

1. Virika Hospital, located in Fort Portal's central business district.[4]

2. The town of Rwimi, about 45 kilometres (28 mi), south of Fort Portal.[5]

3. Hima, lies about 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Fort Portal.[6]

4. Kasese Airport, in the middle the town of Kasese, about 77 kilometres (48 mi) south of Fort Portal.[7]

5. Kasese Cobalt Company Limited lies in Kasese, south of the central business district.

6. At Kikorongo, the road takes a 90 degrees turn to the right and heads westwards towards the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kikorongo is a town in Kasese District, about 22 kilometres (14 mi), south of Kasese.[8]

7. At Katojo Village a road branches off this road and proceeds south to Katwe Village and Mweya Safari Lodge, inside Queen Elizabeth National Park.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Road Distance Between Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda And Customs Mpondwe, Bwera, Kasese District, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Location of Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ Rwanyekiro, Isaiah (12 February 2013). "Uganda's Road Network has improved significantly". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Location of Virika Hospital, Fort Portal, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Road Distance Between Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda And Rwimi, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Road Distance Between Fort Portal, Uganda And Hima, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Road Distance Between Fort Portal, Uganda And Kasese, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Road Distance Between Kasese, Uganda And Kikorongo Junction, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Location of Katojo Village Where Road to Katwe Village And Mweya Safari Lodge Branches off Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

00°00′00″N 29°59′55″E / 0.00000°N 29.99861°E / 0.00000; 29.99861