Английская Википедия:Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road

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The Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road also Fort Portal–Mpondwe Road, is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Fort Portal, Hima, Kasese, Kikorongo and the border town of Mpondwe.

Location

The road starts at Fort Portal, the headquarters of Kabarole District. It travels southwestwards through Rwimi, Hima, Kasese and Kikorongo. At Kiorongo, the road makes a 90 degree turn westwards to end at Mpondwe, at the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a total distance of about Шаблон:Convert.[1] The coordinates of the road at Kikorongo are:0°00'00.0"N, 29°59'55.0"E (Latitude:0.000003; 29.998607).[2]

Upgrade to bituminous surface

This road was improved to class II bituminous surface before 2013.[3]

Points of interest

The following lie along or near this road

1. Virika Hospital, located in Fort Portal's central business district.[4]

2. The town of Rwimi, about Шаблон:Convert, south of Fort Portal.[5]

3. Hima, lies about Шаблон:Convert south of Fort Portal.[6]

4. Kasese Airport, in the middle the town of Kasese, about Шаблон:Convert south of Fort Portal.[7]

5. Kasese Cobalt Company Limited lies in Kasese, south of the central business district.

6. At Kikorongo, the road takes a 90 degrees turn to the right and heads westwards towards the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kikorongo is a town in Kasese District, about Шаблон:Convert, south of Kasese.[8]

7. At Katojo Village a road branches off this road and proceeds south to Katwe Village and Mweya Safari Lodge, inside Queen Elizabeth National Park.[9]

See also

References

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External links

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