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Masafu

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Country
  
Uganda

District
  
Busia District

Region
  
Eastern Uganda

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Masafu

Masafu is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

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Location

Masafu lies in Busia District, on the Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Busia, where the district headquarters are located. This is approximately 196 kilometres (122 mi) east of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of Masafu are 0°24'43.0"N, 34°02'07.0"E (Latitude:0.411936; Longitude:34.0352810).

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town:

  • Masafu General Hospital, a government-owned public hospital, with planned bed capacity of 100.
  • Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road, a national road, under upgrade to class II bitumen surface, with completion expected in August 2017.

    • References

    Masafu Wikipedia
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