Mbiriizi

Coordinates: 00°24′S 31°25′E / 0.400°S 31.417°E / -0.400; 31.417
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Mbiriizi
Mbiriizi is located in Uganda
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Map of Uganda showing the location of Mbiriizi.
Coordinates: 00°23′24″S 31°27′43″E / 0.39000°S 31.46194°E / -0.39000; 31.46194
CountryUganda
RegionCentral Region of Uganda
DistrictLwengo District
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Mbiriizi is a town in the southern part of the Central Region of Uganda. It is the administrative center of Lwengo District.

Location[edit]

Mbiriizi is approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi), by road, west of Masaka, the nearest large city, on the all-weather highway between Masaka and Mbarara.[1] This is approximately 165 kilometres (103 mi), by road, south-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] The coordinates of the town are 00 23 33S, 31 27 30E (Latitude: -0.3927; Longitude:31.4585).[3]

Overview[edit]

The town lies along the Masaka-Mbarara Road which connects to Kampala, Uganda's capital to the east and Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda to the southwest.

Points of interest[edit]

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or near the town edges: (a) The headquarters of Lwengo District Administration (b) Finance Trust Bank (c) Offices of Lwengo Town Council (d) Offices of Electoral Commission Lwengo District (e) Masaka-Mbarara Road, which passes through the middle of town in a general east/west direction (f) Mbiriizi Advanced Primary School.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Distance between Mbiriizi and Masaka". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Distance from Mbiriizi to Kampala". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Location of Mbiriizi Town". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

External links[edit]

00°24′S 31°25′E / 0.400°S 31.417°E / -0.400; 31.417