Karuma Falls

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title: "Karuma Falls" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-western-region,-uganda", "kiryandongo-district", "bunyoro"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-western-region-uganda" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karuma_Falls" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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subdivision_nameUganda
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subdivision_type2Sub-region
subdivision_name2Bunyoro sub-region
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subdivision_name3Kiryandongo District
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Karuma Falls is a town in Western Region of Uganda.

Location

Karuma Falls is on the Kampala–Gulu Highway, immediately south of where the highway crosses the River Nile. Karuma Falls is approximately 97 km, by road, northeast of Masindi{{cite web |url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Masindi%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Karuma%20Falls%2C%20Kiryandongo%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJt2KmdvjRehcRz4gqPEH1vzQ&dt2=ChIJPxKlXYxkcBcRex3Foob8lJ4 | title=Distance between Masindi, Western Region, Uganda and Karuma Falls, Kiryandongo, Western Region, Uganda|date=7 January 2016| publisher=Globefeed.com|accessdate=7 January 2016|first=|last=GFC}} and approximately 77 km, by road, south of Gulu, the largest city in Northern Uganda.{{cite web |url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Gulu%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Karuma%20Falls%2C%20Kiryandongo%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJJyrED1ymcRcRBg7Yw9Hzbs4&dt2=ChIJPxKlXYxkcBcRex3Foob8lJ4| first=| title=Distance between Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda and Karuma Falls, Kiryandongo, Western Region, Uganda|date=7 January 2016|accessdate=7 January 2016|last=GFC| publisher=Globefeed.com}}

Karuma Falls is the location of Karuma Power Station, the largest hydropower project in Uganda with a planned capacity of 600 megawatts. The coordinates of Karuma Falls are 2° 14' 3.00"N, 32° 14' 47.00"E (latitude: 2.234167; longitude: 32.246390). The average elevation is about 1000 m above sea level. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/RIVER_NILE_AT_KARUMA_BRIDGE.jpg" caption="View of River Nile at Karuma" alt="#WCUG2024"] ::

Planning

In March 2013, Ugandan print media reported that the national government was planning a large modern city to be constructed at the site of the current town, to include the site of the proposed Karuma Power Station currently under construction.{{cite web | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Government-plans-to-build-new-city-at-Karuma/-/688334/1734732/-/og6kr3/-/index.html |title=Government Plans To Build New City At Karuma | last=Tabu Butagira | first=and Abdu Kiyaga | date=31 March 2013 |newspaper=Daily Monitor | location=Kampala}}

Points of interest

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Karuma_Falls_-_by_sarahemcc.jpg" caption="The Falls on the [[Nile River]]."] ::

The following additional points of interest are found at or near Karuma Falls:

Photos and diagrams

References

References

  1. Vision Reporter. (1 December 2011). "Rural Areas Say Bye To Darkness: UETCL 10th Anniversary Supplement". [[New Vision]].
  2. "Location of Karuma Falls At Google Maps".
  3. GAM. (7 January 2016). "Elevation of Karuma Falls, Uganda". Getamap.net (GAM).

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