Kijura is a town in, Kabarole District

Kabarole District

Kabarole District is a district in Western Uganda. Kabarole District is part of the Kingdom of Toro, one of the traditional monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in modern-day Uganda. The kingdom is coterminus with Toro sub-region...

 in Western Uganda

Western Region, Uganda

Western Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

. It is one of the municipalities in Kabarole District. The municipalities in the district include:

• Fort Portal Municipality
  Fort Portal
  Fort Portal is a town in Western Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and Toro Kingdom.-Location:Fort Portal is located approximately by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-tarmac two-lane highway...
  
  
• Kijura Municipality

Location

Kijura is located approximately 27 kilometres (16.8 mi), by road, northeast of Fort Portal

Fort Portal

Fort Portal is a town in Western Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and Toro Kingdom.-Location:Fort Portal is located approximately by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-tarmac two-lane highway...

, the largest town in the oro sub-regionsub region. The coordinates of the town are:00 48 36N, 30 24 54E (Latitude:0.8100; Longitude:30.4150).

Landmarks

The landmarks within the town limits or near the town include:

• The offices of Kijura Town Council
• Kijura Central Market
• The headquarters of Kijura Sub-county
• The burial site of Brigadier Noble Mayombo
  Nobel Mayombo
  Brigadier Nobel Mayombo, sometimes spelled as Noble Mayombo, , was a Ugandan soldier, and Member of Parliament .-Background:He was born in Kabarole District in 1965...
  
  , R.I.P.
• Kijura Community Library.
• The offices of VillageConnect Information Centre, an Information technology NGO

External links

• Google Satellite Map of Kijura