Ntara
Ntara | |
|---|---|
  Ntara Location in Uganda Placement on map is approximate | |
| Coordinates: 00°00′17″N 30°21′58″E / 0.00472°N 30.36611°ECoordinates: 00°00′17″N 30°21′58″E / 0.00472°N 30.36611°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Western Uganda |
| District | Kitagwenda District |
| Municipality | Ntara |
| County | Kitagwenda |
| Elevation | 4,230 ft (1,290 m) |
Ntara is a settlement in Kitagwenda District, in Western Uganda. It is the political, administrative and commercial headquarters of the district. Ntara is one of the two municipalities in the newly-created Kitagwenda District, the other being Kabujogera Town Council.[1]
Location[]
Ntara is located approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi), southwest of Kamwenge, the nearest large town.[2] This is approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), south of Fort Portal, the nearest large city.[3] Ntara is located approximately 340 kilometres (211 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4] The geographical coordinates of Ntara are:0°00'17.0"N, 30°21'58.0"E (Latitude:0.004722; Longitude:30.366111).[5]
Overview[]
The town of Ntara, is the largest urban centre in Kitagwenda District, and it serves as the district headquarters.[6]
Landmarks[]
The landmarks at or near Ntara include:
- Mpanga Power Station - An 18 MW hydroelectric power plant across River Mpanga
- Lake George - An inland crater lake that lies entirely in Uganda within Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Mpanga Forest - A National Forest Reserve
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) - Lying within neighboring Kasese District and Rubirizi District, QENP is the most visited national park in Uganda
- Ntusi
- Munsa
- Bigo bya Mugenyi
- Rwenzori mountains National park
- Virunga National park
- Kyambura Game Reserve
- Kibale forest corridor game reserve
- Kibale National game park
- Lake Mburo National park
- Semuliki wildlife reserve
- Semuliki National park
- Kigezi game reserve
- Bwindi impenetrable forest National park
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
- Ibanda game reserve
- Katonga game reserve
- Matiri central game reserve.
Ethnicities and languages[]
The predominant ethnic group in Ntara are Batagwenda who speak Rutagwenda, followed by Batoro who speak Rutoro, Banyoro who speak Runyoro and Banyankore who speak Runyankore basically the indigenous Banyakitara.
Points of interest[]
These are some of the points of interest in or near Ntara:
- Ntara Town Council[6]
- Ntara central market
- Kitagwenda District Administration headquarters[6]
- Fort Ntara Uganda
- Kitagwenda High School
- Ntara Church of Uganda
- Ntara Roman Catholic Church
- Ntara Seventh Day Adventist
- Kabujogera Evangelical church
- Ntara Full Gospel Church
- Pentecostal Assemblies of God
- Ntara Christian Primary School
- St. Luke Orthodox Church
- Kicwamba mosque
- Ntara Health center II
- Ntara Health center IV
- Mpanga Power Station
See also[]
- Empire of kitara
- Toro sub-region
- Kitagwenda District
- Western Region, Uganda
References[]
- ^ Christopher Tusiime (28 June 2019). "Kamwenge District Bids Farewell to Kitagwenda". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Globefeed.com (28 November 2019). "Distance between Kamwenge, Uganda and Ntara, Kitagwenda, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Globefeed.com (28 November 2019). "Distance between Fort Portal, Kabarole, Uganda and Ntara, Kitagwenda, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Globefeed.com (28 November 2019). "Distance between Kampala, Uganda and Ntara, Kitagwenda, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Location of Ntara, Kitagwenda, Uganda". Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Lawrence Mucunguzi (25 July 2019). "Robert Mugabe elected Kitagwenda Interim District Chairperson". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
External links[]
- Kamwenge LCV Chairman Calls For Cohesion AS District Split Nears Fruition As of 22 January 2019.
- Kamwenge Finally Lets Go of New Kitagwenda District As of 29 June 2019.
- Populated places in Western Region, Uganda
- Cities in the Great Rift Valley
- Kitagwenda District
- Toro sub-region