Mount Moroto
{{Short description|Mountain in Uganda}}
{{other uses|Moroto (disambiguation)}}
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Mount Moroto, also Moroto Mountain ({{convert|3083|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}), is a mountain in the Northeastern part of Uganda.
The native name for this mountain was "Moru To" (meaning "the western mountain", derived from the words "Moru" meaning mountain and "To" meaning west). It was named so because during the migration of the native tribes, who originated from Ethiopia, it appeared west.
Location
The mountain is adjacent to the town of Moroto in Moroto District, Karamoja, Northern Region of Uganda. It is approximately {{convert|3|km|mi}}, by road, east of Moroto's central business district. Mount Moroto is one of a chain of volcanoes along Uganda's international border with Kenya that begins with Mount Elgon in the south and includes Mount Kadam and Mount Morungole. The region around Mount Moroto is a forest reserve protecting a range of habitats from arid thorn savanna to dry montane forest. The coordinates of Mount Moroto are 2°31'30.0"N, 34°46'21.0"E (Latitude:2.5250; Longitude:34.7725).{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B031'30.0%22N+34%C2%B046'21.0%22E/@2.6710546,34.95701,9z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Location of Mount Moroto At Google Maps | last=Google | publisher=Google Maps | accessdate=3 June 2014}}
Mountain climbing
The nature reserve that encloses Mount Moroto measures {{convert|483|km2|acre}} and contains over 220 bird species, monkeys and wild cats. Climbing trails exist and mountain guides are available.{{Cite web|title=BirdLife Data Zone|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-moroto-forest-reserve-iba-uganda|website=datazone.birdlife.org|access-date=2020-05-30}}
Farming and irrigation
File:The Exquisite Mount Moroto.jpg
The natural springs on the slopes of the mountain coalesce to form springs and small rivers. The World Food Program is teaching the Karimajong people how to harvest and store that water and use it to irrigate agricultural produce for household food and for income generation.{{cite web | accessdate=3 June 2014 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Farming/-/689860/1121088/-/25so2pz/-/index.html | title=Using Mt Moroto to Irrigate Karamoja |
first=Steven | last=Ariong | date=9 March 2011 | publisher=Daily Monitor}}
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Demographics
Speakers of the moribund Soo language live on the slopes of Mount Moroto.Carlin, Eithne. 1993. The So Language. (Afrikanistische Monografien (AMO), 2.) Institut für Afrikanistik, Universität zu Köln.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13048 "Moroto, Uganda" on Peakbagger]
- [http://stevehynd.com/2013/04/09/ugandas-lawless-mountain-mt-moroto/ Uganda’s Lawless Mountain: Mt Moroto]
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Category:Stratovolcanoes of Uganda