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Kaiso, Uganda

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Country
  
Uganda

Sub-region
  
Bunyoro sub-region

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Local time
  
Friday 11:16 PM

Region
  
Western Uganda

District
  
Hoima District

Elevation
  
640 m

Kaiso, Uganda

Weather
  
26°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 69% Humidity

Kaiso, is a settlement in Western Uganda.

Contents

Map of Kaiso, Uganda

Location

Kaiso is located on the eastern shores of Lake Albert, in Hoima District. It lies approximately 61 kilometres (38 mi), by road, west of the district headquarters at Hoima, along the Hoima–Kaiso–Tonya Road. This location is approximately 258 kilometres (160 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Kaiso are:1°31'48.0"N, 30°57'58.0"E (Latitude:1.5300; Longitude:30.9661).

Overview

Kaiso lies in the oil-rich Albertine Graben. Tullow Oil, one of the International oil companies prospecting in the area has built social enterprise infrastructure in or near Kaiso, worth US$2.6 million, including: (a) Kyehoro Maternity Health Centre (b) Sebagoro Health Centre III (c) Kaiso Primary School and (d) Kyehoro Primary School.

References

Kaiso, Uganda Wikipedia