Kasenyi | |
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 Kasenyi Plains in Eastern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park | |
  Kasenyi Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 00°01′55″S30°08′55″E / 0.03194°S 30.14861°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Western Uganda |
| Sub-region | Rwenzururu sub-region |
| District | Kasese District |
| Elevation | 3,050 ft (930 m) |
Kasenyi is a location in Kasese District, in the Western Region of Uganda.
Kasenyi is in Kasese District of the Rwenzururu sub-region. It lies within Queen Elizabeth National Park, the most visited of Uganda's national parks. Kasenyi is approximately 49 kilometres (30 mi), by road, southeast of Kasese, the district headquarters and the largest town in the sub-region. [1] This is on the western shores of Lake George, close to the point where the Kazinga Channel joins the lake.
Kasenyi is in the northeastern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. This sector is also referred to as the Mweya - Kasenyi Sector in contrast to the Ishasha Sector in the southwestern part of the park. The area around Kasenyi is open savannah, where Uganda Kob are the dominant mammals. Lions are frequently seen here on game drives. [2]
The following additional points of interest lie inside or near Kasenyi:
Lake Edward is one of the smaller African Great Lakes. It is located in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, with its northern shore a few kilometres south of the equator.
Bundibugyo District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The town of Bundibugyo is where both the district headquarters and the Bwamba Kingdom seat are located. Before July 2010, the districts of Ntoroko and Bundibugyo were one. These districts are the only two in Uganda that lie west of the Rwenzori mountains. Bundibugyo was first named Semuliki district on separating it from the Greator Kabarole district alongside Rwenzori district (Kasese) in 1974.
Kasese District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town and district headquarters, the town of Kasese.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is a national park in the Western Region of Uganda.
Kasese is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the capital of Kasese District. Kasese is also the largest town in the Rwenzururu region. In 2020 it had an estimated population 115,400. It lies north of Lake George and east of Rwenzori Mountains.
Hima is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is an industrial town, involved primarily in the manufacture of cement.
Ishasha border point is a border crossing station and customs post in the Kanungu District in the Western Region of Uganda. It is inset approximately 350 metres (1,150 ft) from the Ishasha River, which is the Uganda-Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border locally, and is 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) from the town of Ishasha, Democratic Republic of the Congo, across the river in the DRC.
Mweya is a location in the Western Region of Uganda.
Kasenyi Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty six airports in the country.
Rubirizi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, the district is named after its 'chief town', Rubirizi, where the district headquarters are located.
Ntoroko District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are in the Kibbuuku town council. It is the second least populated district in Uganda.
Mpanga is a location on River Mpanga in Kitagwenda county, Kitagwenda District in Western Uganda.
Katunguru, is a settlement in Rubirizi District, Ankole sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda. The name also applies to Katunguru Sub-county and Katunguru Parish, where the settlement is located.
Bugoye is a small town in Western Uganda.
Kilembe is a community in Kasese District, in the Western Region of Uganda.
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.
Kikorongo–Ishaka Road is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Kikorongo in Kasese District with Ishaka in Bushenyi District.
Nkenda is a hill in Kasese District in the Western Region of Uganda. The name is also applied to the settlement at the bottom of that hill.
Bihanga is a settlement in Ibanda District in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the location of the headquarters of Bihanga Parish, Nyamarebe sub-county.
Kitagwenda District is a district in Western Uganda. The district is named after Kitagwenda County, which is coterminous with the district.
Capital: Kasese | ||
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