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Kamonkoli

Coordinates:01°04′30″N34°05′44″E/ 1.07500°N 34.09556°E/1.07500; 34.09556
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Kamonkoli
Kamonkoli is located in Uganda
Kamonkoli
Kamonkoli
Map of Uganda showing location of Kamonkoli
Coordinates:01°04′30″N34°05′44″E/ 1.07500°N 34.09556°E/1.07500; 34.09556
CountryUganda
RegionEastern Region
DistrictBudaka District
Elevation
1,119 m (3,671 ft)
Population
(2018 Estimate)
• Total25,000
Time zoneUTC+3(EAT)

Kamonkoliis a town inBudaka District,in theEastern RegionofUganda.[1]

Location[edit]

The town lies along the 107 kilometres (66 mi)[2]Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road,approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi), southwest ofMbale,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[edit]

Kamonkoli is the location of the second factory ofUganda 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 theTirinyi–Pallisa–Kamonkoli–Kumi Road,which links this town toPallisavia Iki-Iki.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^Kolyangha, Mudangha (29 August 2018)."From mud and wattle trading centre to commercial hub".Daily Monitor.Kampala.Retrieved24 October2018.
  2. ^Globefeed.com (24 October 2018)."Distance between Iganga, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda".Globefeed.com.Retrieved24 October2018.
  3. ^Globefeed.com (24 October 2018)."Distance between Kamonkoli, Uganda and Mbale, Uganda".Globefeed.com.Retrieved24 October2018.
  4. ^Google(24 October 2018)."Location of Kamonkoli, Budaka District, Eastern Region, Uganda"(Map).Google Maps.Google.Retrieved24 October2018.
  5. ^Elevation Map (24 October 2018)."Elevation of Kamonkoli, Budaka District, Uganda".Elevationmap.net.Retrieved24 October2018.
  6. ^Busuulwa, Bernard (10 April 2009)."Uganda Clays opens $15 million plant to meet rising demand in EA".The EastAfrican.Kamonkoli.Retrieved28 February2016.
  7. ^The Independent Team (22 April 2009)."Uganda Clays opens new factory".The Independent (Uganda).Kampala.Retrieved28 February2016.
  8. ^Mulabbi, John Bosco (27 November 2012)."Museveni ignores Budaka MPs pleas".The Observer (Uganda).Kampala.Retrieved29 February2016.
  9. ^Kalisa Seruwagi, Moses (10 January 2013)."Construction starts on Ugandan cement factory".African Review Magazine.Retrieved29 February2016.
  10. ^ARM (28 November 2012)."Kuwait-based company opens cement factory in Uganda".African Review Magazine (ARM).Retrieved29 February2016.
  11. ^UNRA(26 May 2014)."Civil Works for the Upgrading of Tirinyi–Pallisa–Kumi/Pallisa–Kamonkoli Roads: Specific Procurement Notice – Invitation for Prequalification".Kampala.Retrieved1 March2016.
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