Kikorongo | |
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Coordinates: 00°00′00″S29°59′55″E / -0.00000°N 29.99861°E | |
Country | Uganda |
Region | Western Region |
Sub-Region | Rwenzururu |
District | Kasese District |
Kikorongo, also Kikorongo Junctiom, is a settlement in Kasese District, in the Western Region of Uganda.
The town is located on the Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Kasese. [1] This is about 38 kilometres (24 mi) east of Mpondwe, the town at the international border with DR Congo. [2] The coordinates of Kikorongo are: 0°00'00.0"N, 29°59'55.0"E (Latitude:0.000005; Longitude:29.998618). [3] As one can deduce from the latitude, the settlement sits directly at the Equator.
The Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road joins the Kikorongo–Ishaka Road at Kikorongo. [4]
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