Ntara

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Ntara
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Ntara
Location in Uganda
Placement on map is approximate
Coordinates: 00°00′17″N30°21′58″E / 0.00472°N 30.36611°E / 0.00472; 30.36611 Coordinates: 00°00′17″N30°21′58″E / 0.00472°N 30.36611°E / 0.00472; 30.36611
Country Flag of Uganda.svg 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]

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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:

Ethnicities

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. [7]

Points of interest

These are some of the points of interest in or near Ntara:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Christopher Tusiime (28 June 2019). "Kamwenge District Bids Farewell to Kitagwenda". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network . Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (28 November 2019). "Distance between Kamwenge, Uganda and Ntara, Kitagwenda, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (28 November 2019). "Distance between Fort Portal, Kabarole, Uganda and Ntara, Kitagwenda, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Globefeed.com (28 November 2019). "Distance between Kampala, Uganda and Ntara, Kitagwenda, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Location of Ntara, Kitagwenda, Uganda" . Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 Lawrence Mucunguzi (25 July 2019). "Robert Mugabe elected Kitagwenda Interim District Chairperson". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Bernsten, Jan (1 March 1998). "Runyakitara: Uganda's 'New' Language". Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 19 (2): 93–107. doi:10.1080/01434639808666345. ISSN   0143-4632.
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