Musita is a town in Mayuge District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
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  Musita Map of Uganda showing location of Musita | |
| Coordinates: 00°31′40″N 33°23′05″E / 0.52778°N 33.38472°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Eastern Region of Uganda |
| Sub-region | Busoga sub-region |
| Districts | Mayuge District |
| Elevation | 1,195 m (3,921 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Location
editMusita 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ GFC (5 August 2015). "Map Showing Iganga And Musita With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ GFC (5 August 2015). "Road Distance Between Jinja And Musita With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ GFC (5 August 2015). "Road Distance Between Kampala And Musita With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Location of Musita at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ EAAB (March 2015). "UNRA Paves 1200Km Roads; 5,000Km for Tarmacking By 2016: Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road". East African Agribusiness (EAAB). Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Bita, George (23 February 2015). "Traders Ordered off Road Reserve". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 6 August 2015.