Karuma
{{not confuse|Karuma Falls}}
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Karuma is a settlement in the Western Region of Uganda.{{google|accessdate=28 March 2016| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Western+Region,+Uganda/@2.2441863,32.1492297,10.29z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x176304226a18a8c7:0x669349b46f57cf4b|
title=Map Showing Karuma, In the Western Region of Uganda}}
Location
Karuma is in Kiryandongo District, Bunyoro sub-region. The town is approximately {{convert|2.7|km|mi}}, by road, north of Karuma Falls.{{cite web | accessdate=6 January 2016 | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC) |
url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Karuma%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Karuma%20Falls%2C%20Kiryandongo%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJLRyiZV1kcBcRMpVX1qMCU8E&dt2=ChIJPxKlXYxkcBcRex3Foob8lJ4 |title=Distance between Karuma, Northern Region, Uganda and Karuma Falls, Kiryandongo, Western Region, Uganda|
date=6 January 2016 | last=GFC}} The town is also approximately {{convert|11|km|mi}}, by road, west of Kamdini, on the Lira–Kamdini–Karuma Road.{{cite web|last=GFC |accessdate=6 January 2016 | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Karuma%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Kamdini%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJLRyiZV1kcBcRMpVX1qMCU8E&dt2=ChIJqep6cvVicBcReIYrfbA9ouU | date=6 January 2016 | title=Distance between Karuma, Northern Region, Uganda and Kamdini, Northern Region, Uganda | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC)}} This location is approximately {{convert|261|km|mi}} north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.,{{cite web |
url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Karuma%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJLRyiZV1kcBcRMpVX1qMCU8E&dt2=ChIJm7N0nQ-8fRcR7G9r2T2QOEU | title=Distance between Karuma, Northern Region, Uganda and Kampala, Central Region, Uganda | accessdate=6 January 2016 | date=6 January 2016 | last=GFC |publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC)}} The coordinates of the town are 2°15'16.0"N, 32°14'37.0"E (Latitude:2.254445; Longitude:32.243611).{{google maps | accessdate=6 January 2016 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B015'16.0%22N+32%C2%B014'37.0%22E/@2.2574735,32.2379569,1836m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Location of Karuma At Google Maps}}
Overview
Karuma is where the Lira–Kamdini–Karuma Road connects to the Kampala–Karuma Road and the Karuma–Olwiyo–Pakwach–Nebbi–Arua Road.{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201507132432.html | date=12 July 2015
| title=Uganda: MP Otto Leads Anti-Mbabazi Demonstration | newspaper=Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com | location=Kampala |accessdate=6 January 2016 |last=Julius Ocungi | first=and Patrick Okaba}}
See also
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External links
- [http://www.trademarksa.org/news/uganda-government-secures-400m-world-bank-loan-roads Uganda: Government secures $400m World Bank loan for roads] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090741/http://www.trademarksa.org/news/uganda-government-secures-400m-world-bank-loan-roads |date=2016-03-04 }}
- [http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1303670/sh42b-compensation-karuma-power-project-starts Sh4.2b compensation for Karuma power project starts]
{{Kiryandongo District}}
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Category:Populated places in Western Region, Uganda