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Nyakahita

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Sub-region
  
Ankole sub-region

County
  
Nyabushozi County

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

District
  
Kiruhura District

Constituency
  
Nyabushozi County

Elevation
  
1,400 m

Nyakahita

Region
  
Western Region of Uganda

Weather
  
24°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 65% Humidity

Nyakahita is a sparsely populated settlement in the Western Region of Uganda.

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Location

The settlement is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi), by road, east of Mbarara, the largest city in the Ankole sub-region along the Mbarara–Masaka highway. It is about 205 kilometres (127 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Nyakahita are 0°24'50.0"S, 31°05'44.0"E (Latitude:-0.413889; Longitude:31.095556).

Points of interest

The Nyakahita–Kazo–Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road makes a T-junction with the
Mbarara-Masaka highway at Nyakahita. The town of Lyantonde (est. 2011 pop: 8,900), in Lyantonde District, lies to the immediate east of Nyakahita on this highway.

References

Nyakahita Wikipedia