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Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road

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East end:
  
Fort Portal

Length
  
133.6 km

West end:
  
Mpondwe

Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road

Major cities
  
Kasese, Fort Portal, Mpondwe, Hima, Uganda, Rwimi

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.

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Map of Fort Portal-Mpondwe Rd, Uganda

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 134 kilometres (83 mi). The coordinates of the road at Kikorongo are:0°00'00.0"N, 29°59'55.0"E (Latitude:0.000003; 29.998607).

Upgrade to bituminous surface

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

Points of interest

The following lie along or near this road

  • Virika Hospital, located in Fort Portal's central business district.
  • The town of Rwimi, about 44 kilometres (27 mi), south of Fort Portal.
  • Hima, lies about 54 kilometres (34 mi) south of Fort Portal.
  • Kasese Airport, in the middle Kasese town.
  • Kasese Cobalt Company Limited lies in Kasese, south of the Central business district.
  • Kikorongo is a town in Kasese District, about 25 kilometres (16 mi), south of Kasese.
  • At Katojo Village a road branches off this road and proceeds south to Katwe Village and Mweya Safari Lodge inside Queen Elizabeth National Park.

    • References

    Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road Wikipedia
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