Kapeeka
Town in Uganda
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::summary Town in Uganda ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Kapeeka |
| image_skyline | Weather in Kapeeka Nakaseke District.jpg |
| image_caption | Kapeeka |
| mapsize | 150px |
| pushpin_map_caption | Map of Uganda showing the location of Kapeeka |
| pushpin_map | Uganda |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Uganda |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Region of Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Nakaseke District |
| subdivision_type3 | Constituency |
| subdivision_name3 | Nakaseke South |
| leader_title | Member of Parliament |
| leader_name | Edward W. Sempala Mbuga |
| population_as_of | 2011 Estimate |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 1160 |
| :: |
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Kapeeka is a town in Nakaseke District of the Central Region of Uganda.
Kapeeka will merge with Semuto to form the Semuto municipality as requested by residents and given a go ahead by the president.
Kapeeka is the home to the promising Namukekera industrial centre.
Location
Kapeeka is approximately 43 km, by road, northwest of Matugga. This is approximately 62 km, by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The coordinates of the town are 0°40'54.0"N, 32°14'48.0"E (Latitude:0.681667; Longitude:32.246667).{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B040'54.0%22N+32%C2%B014'48.0%22E/@0.6817885,32.2471511,16.72z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Location of Kapeeka At Google Maps | accessdate=24 July 2015}}
Overview
Kapeeka is the northernmost location on the 42 km Matugga–Kapeeka Road, linking Matugga and Gombe in Wakiso District to Semuto and Kapeeka in Nakaseke District. It was upgraded from gravel to bitumen between 2008 and 2011. Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) of China performed the work at a cost of about US$20 million (USh:37.9 billion). Sixty-five percent of the funding was provided by the government of Uganda, and the Nordic Development Fund lent the remaining 35 percent. COWI A/S, a Danish consultancy firm, supervised the work.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest are found within the town limits or close to its borders: (a) Kapeeka central market (b) offices of Kapeeka Town Council (c) offices of Kapeeka sub-county and (e) Namunkekera Rural Industrial Center (NRIC), is located at Namunkekera, Nakaseke District, west of Kapeeka.
References
References
- GFC. (24 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Matugga And Kapeeka With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC).
- GFC. (24 July 2015). "Map Showing Kampala And Matugga With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC).
- Kiwanuka, Frederick. (15 July 2008). "Semuto-Kapeeka Road construction to begin". [[New Vision]].
- EAAB. (April 2015). "Implementation of the NRM – Manifesto 2011-2016". East Africa Agribusiness (EAAB).
- Kiwanuka, Frederick. (9 December 2008). "Chinese firm to construct 41km Semuto-Matugga road". [[New Vision]].
- LCMT. (24 July 2015). "Kapeeka Subcounty". Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT).
- Ssekabira, Eliphaz. (17 February 2014). "Farmers should take advantage of the tomato factory". [[New Vision]].
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