Musita

Musita
Musita Map of Uganda showing location of Musita
Coordinates: 00°31′40″N 33°23′05″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)

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. "Location of Musita at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. 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). Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
7. Bita, George (23 February 2015). "Traders Ordered off Road Reserve". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 6 August 2015.