Mityana–Mubende Road

Mityana–Mubende Road
Route information
Length:	51 mi (82 km)
Major junctions
East end:	Mityana
	Myanzi Kawungera Kitenga
West end:	Mubende
Highway system
Roads in Uganda

The Mityana–Mubende Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Mityana, in Mityana District and Mubende in Mubende District.

Location

The road starts at Mityana and travels westwards through Myanzi, Kawungera and Kitenga, to end at Mubende, a distance of about 82 kilometres (51 mi).^[1] The coordinates of the road near Kawungera are 0°26'50.0"N, 31°41'25.0"E (Latitude:0.447221; Longitude:31.690283).^[2]

Overview

This road is an important transport corridor between Mubende District and Mityana District. This road is part of the Kampala–Mityana–Mubende–Fort Portal transport corridor and is part of the East African road network, connecting Kenya, Uganda and DR Congo.^[3] The road is the primarily transport route for tourists to Kibaale National Park.^[4]

Upgrading to bitumen

This road was upgraded to class II bituminous standard prior to 2008.^[5]

References

↑ GFC (18 May 2016). "Distance between Mityana Taxi Park, Market Road, Mityana, Central Region, Uganda and Mubende Taxi Park, Kampala-Mubende, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
↑ Google (18 May 2016). "Location of Mityan–Mubende Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
↑ ENPJKT (18 May 2016). "Mityana–Mubende Road, Uganda". Energoprojekt-ng.rs (ENPJKT). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
↑ SUAC (18 May 2016). "3 Days Kibaale Forest National Park Safari". Safariuganda-africa.com (SUAC). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
↑ Nasasira, John (21 January 2011). "Do not judge our performance on the sorry state of city roads". Daily Monitor Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

External links

Mityana District

Capital: Mityana

Counties and sub-counties	Busujju County Ssingo County

Towns and villages	Bulera Busundo Busunju Kalangaalo Kyamagemule Kyamusisi Mityana Mutetema Mwera Naalyamagonja Naluggi Namutamba Sekanyonyi Zigoti

Economy	Centenary Bank Equity Bank Uganda Limited Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Mwera Tea Estate

Transport	Kampala–Busunju Expressway Kampala–Hoima Road Kampala–Mityana Road Mityana–Mubende Road Mityana–Bukuya–Kiboga Road Mityana–Sekanyonyi–Busunju Road

Notable landmarks	Lake Wamala Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiyinda–Mityana

Health	Mityana Hospital

Notable people	Godfrey Kiwanda Vincent Nyanzi Senteza Kajubi Edith Sempala

Mubende District

Capital: Mubende

Parishes	Bagezza Bukuya Butoloogo Kalwana Kasambya Kassanda Kiganda Kigando Kitenga Kitumbi Kiyuuni Maduudu Mubende Town Council Mwezi Nabingoola

Towns and villages	Bukuya Mubende Kabamba Kalagi Kassanda Maduudu Myanzi

Geography	Katonga River River Muzizi Lake Wamala Mubende Hill Nabakazi River

Economy	Centenary Bank Equity Bank Uganda Limited Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited PostBank Uganda Frontpage Microfinance

Health	Mubende Regional Referral Hospital

Transport	Mityana–Mubende Road Mubende–Kakumiro–Kibaale–Kagadi Road Myanzi–Kassanda–Bukuya–Kiboga Road Mityana–Bukuya–Kiboga Road Mubende–Kyegegwa–Kyenjojo–Fort Portal Road

Notable landmarks	Mubende Hill Nakayima Shrine Nakayima Tree Source of River Muzizi

Education	Kalama Armoured Warfare Training School Uganda Military Academy Mubende Campus of Muteesa University

Notable people	Benna Namugwanya Thembo Nyombi Sarah Kiguli

Coordinates: 00°26′50″N 31°41′25″E / 0.44722°N 31.69028°E / 0.44722; 31.69028

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