Kamonkoli

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Kamonkoli
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Kamonkoli
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Coordinates: 01°04′30″N34°05′44″E / 1.07500°N 34.09556°E / 1.07500; 34.09556 Coordinates: 01°04′30″N34°05′44″E / 1.07500°N 34.09556°E / 1.07500; 34.09556
CountryFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Region Eastern Region
District Budaka District
Elevation
1,119 m (3,671 ft)
Population
 (2018 Estimate)
 • Total25,000
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Kamonkoli is a town in Budaka District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. [1]

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Location

The town lies along the 107 kilometres (66 mi) [2] Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi), southwest of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. [3] The coordinates of Kamonkoli are 1°04'30.0"N, 34°05'44.0"E (Latitude:1.075005; Longitude:34.095568). [4] Kamonkoli sits at an average elevation of 1,119 metres (3,671 ft), above sea level. [5]

Overview

Kamonkoli is the location of the second factory of Uganda Clays Limited, Uganda's largest manufacturer of clay building products. [6] [7]

In 2012, ground was broken on a planned Kamonkoli Cement Factory. [8] [9] Further media reports indicate the factory is operational. [10]

Kamonkoli is the end of the southeastern leg of the Tirinyi–Pallisa–Kamonkoli–Kumi Road, which links this town to Pallisa via Iki-Iki. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Kolyangha, Mudangha (29 August 2018). "From mud and wattle trading centre to commercial hub". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (24 October 2018). "Distance between Iganga, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (24 October 2018). "Distance between Kamonkoli, Uganda and Mbale, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Google (24 October 2018). "Location of Kamonkoli, Budaka District, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Elevation Map (24 October 2018). "Elevation of Kamonkoli, Budaka District, Uganda". Elevationmap.net. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Busuulwa, Bernard (10 April 2009). "Uganda Clays opens $15 million plant to meet rising demand in EA". The EastAfrican . Kamonkoli. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  7. ↑ The Independent Team (22 April 2009). "Uganda Clays opens new factory". The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Mulabbi, John Bosco (27 November 2012). "Museveni ignores Budaka MPs pleas". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Kalisa Seruwagi, Moses (10 January 2013). "Construction starts on Ugandan cement factory". African Review Magazine. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  10. ↑ ARM (28 November 2012). "Kuwait-based company opens cement factory in Uganda". African Review Magazine (ARM). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  11. ↑ UNRA (26 May 2014). "Civil Works for the Upgrading of Tirinyi–Pallisa–Kumi/Pallisa–Kamonkoli Roads: Specific Procurement Notice – Invitation for Prequalification". Kampala. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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