Musita

Musita
Musita

Map of Uganda showing location of Musita

Coordinates: 00°31′40″N 33°23′05″E / 0.52778°N 33.38472°E / 0.52778; 33.38472Coordinates: 00°31′40″N 33°23′05″E / 0.52778°N 33.38472°E / 0.52778; 33.38472
Country  Uganda
Region Eastern Region of Uganda
Sub-region Busoga sub-region
Districts Mayuge District
Elevation 1,195 m (3,921 ft)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Musita is a town in Mayuge District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Location

Musita is in Mulingirire parish,[1] Baitambogwe sub-county. It is approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi), by road, west of Iganga, the nearest large town.[2] This is approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region.[3] Musita is about 107 kilometres (66 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[4] The coordinates of the Musita are 0°31'40.0"N 33°23'05.0"E (Latitude:0.527778; Longitude:33.384722).[5]

Overview

The 104 kilometres (65 mi) Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road makes a T-junction with the Jinja–Iganga Road (A-109) in the center of Musita town.[6] The central market in Musita had over 1,500 traders in February 2015.[7]

References

  1. ↑ LCMT (5 August 2015). "Map Showing Mulingirire Parish, Baitambogwe Sub-county, Mayuge District, Eastern Region, Uganda". Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ↑ GFC (5 August 2015). "Map Showing Iganga And Musita With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ↑ GFC (5 August 2015). "Road Distance Between Jinja And Musita With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ↑ GFC (5 August 2015). "Road Distance Between Kampala And Musita With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Google (5 August 2015). "Location of Musita at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. ↑ EAAB (March 2015). "UNRA Paves 1200Km Roads; 5,000Km for Tarmacking By 2016: Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road". East African Agribusiness (EAAB). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Bita, George (23 February 2015). "Traders Ordered off Road Reserve". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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