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Mutolere

Coordinates: 01°14′56″S 29°42′49″E / 1.24889°S 29.71361°E / -1.24889; 29.71361
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Mutolere
Mutolere is located in Uganda
Mutolere
Mutolere
Location in Uganda
Placement on map is approximate
Coordinates: 01°14′56″S 29°42′49″E / 1.24889°S 29.71361°E / -1.24889; 29.71361
Country Uganda
RegionWestern Uganda
DistrictKisoro District
MunicipalityKisoro
Elevation
5,981 ft (1,823 m)

Mutolere is a neighborhood in Kisoro Municipality, Kisoro District, in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

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Mutolere is located in the northern part of Kisoro Town, approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi), north of the central business district of the town.[2] This approximately 78 kilometres (48 mi), by road, west of Kabale, the largest town in the Kigezi sub-region.[3] The geographical coordinates of the Mutolere neighborhood are 01°14'56.0"S, 29°42'49.0"E (Latitude:-1.248889; Longitude:29.713611).[4] Mutolere lies at an average elevation of 1,823 metres (5,981 ft), above sea level.[5]

Points of interest

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These are some of the points of interest in or near Mutolere:

Mutolere is the location of St. Francis Hospital Mutolere, a 220-bed community hospital, owned and administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale. The hospital has an affiliated nurses and midwives school, the Mutolere School of Nursing and Midwifery.[6]

Another institution in the neighborhood is Mutolere Senior Secondary School, (also St. Paul's Secondary School, Mutolere), a residential all-boys middle and high school (grades 8-13). Former students at this school, include Kale Kayihura, the former Inspector General of Police, in the Uganda Police Force and Harrison Mutikanga, the Managing Director of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited. Kasobede Dan (Station manager 91.1 Kisoro FM Radio) The student body at this school exceed 1,000.[7]

Other establishments in the neighborhood include St. Gertrude Girls School.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Maplandia (2019). "Detailed Map of Mutolere And Near Places". Maplandia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ Globefeed.com (12 April 2019). "Distance between Kisoro, Uganda and Mutolere, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ Globefeed.com (12 April 2019). "Distance between Kabale, Uganda, and Mutolere, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Location of Mutolere, Kisoro, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ^ Floodmap (2019). "Elevation of Mutolere, Kisoro, Uganda". Floodmap.net. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. ^ Reitsema, Thalia (2015). ""My Picture Diary of Uganda": by Thalia Reitsema (2015)". Kilroy Foundation. Copenhagen, Denmark: Kilroyfoundation.net. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  7. ^ Kasobede, Dan (15 July 2013). "1000 Mutolere Students Sent Home After Strike". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Location of St Gertrude Girls School, Mutolere, Kisoro, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 April 2019.