Constituency Nakaseke South Elevation 1,160 m | Time zone EAT (UTC+3) Local time Friday 6:20 AM | |
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Kapeeka is a town in Nakaseke District of the Central Region of Uganda.
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Map of Kapeka, Uganda
Location
Kapeeka is approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi), by road, northwest of Matugga. This is approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The coordinates of the town are 0°40'54.0"N, 32°14'48.0"E (Latitude:0.681667; Longitude:32.246667).
Overview
Kapeeka is the northernmost location on the 42 kilometres (26 mi) Matugga–Kapeeka Road, linking Matugga and Gombe in Wakiso District to Semuto and Kapeeka in Nakaseke District. It was upgraded from gravel to bitumen between 2008 and 2011. Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) of China performed the work at a cost of about US$20 million (USh:37.9 billion). Sixty-five percent of the funding was provided by the government of Uganda, and the Nordic Development Fund lent the remaining 35 percent. COWI A/S, a Danish consultancy firm, supervised the work.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest are found within the town limits or close to its borders: