Nyakahita | |
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Map of Uganda showing the location of Nyakahita. | |
Coordinates: 00°24′48″S 31°06′46″E / 0.41333°S 31.11278°E | |
Region | Western Region of Uganda |
Sub-region | Ankole sub-region |
District | Kiruhura District |
County | Nyabushozi County |
Constituency | Nyabushozi County |
Government | |
• MP | Fred Mwesigye |
Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Nyakahita is a sparsely populated settlement in the Western Region of Uganda.
The settlement is approximately 59 kilometres (37 mi), by road, east of Mbarara, the largest city in the Ankole sub-region along the Mbarara–Masaka highway. It is about 216 kilometres (134 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Nyakahita are:0°24'48.0"S 31°06'46.0"E (Latitude:-0.413333; Longitude:31.112778).
The Nyakahita–Kazo–Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road makes a T-junction with the
Mbarara-Masaka highway at Nyakahita. The town of Lyantonde, population 13,586 eople in 2014, in Lyantonde District, lies to the immediate east of Nyakahita on this highway.