Kijura

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'''Kijura''' is a town in Kabarole District, in the Western Region of Uganda.

==Location== The town is in Hakibaale Sub-county, being one of the eight parishes in that administrative unit.<ref>{{cite web | last=LCMT | url=http://www.lcmt.org/uganda/kabarole/hakibaale | title=Parishes In Hakibaale Subcounty | accessdate=27 July 2015 | date=27 July 2015 | publisher=Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT)}}</ref> Kijura is approximately {{convert|30|km|mi}}, by road, northeast of Fort Portal, the largest town in the Toro sub-region.<ref>{{cite web | accessdate=27 July 2015 | last=GFC | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Fort%20Portal%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Kijura%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJwUHNPELaYxcRUEdocKxcEbM&dt2=ChIJrd8qRHTpYxcRtmnYbUtQyAI | title=Road Distance Between Fort Portal And Kijura With Map | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC)}}</ref> This is approximately {{convert|292|km|0}} west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.<ref>{{cite web | accessdate=27 July 2015 | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Kijura%2C%20Western%20Region%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJm7N0nQ-8fRcR7G9r2T2QOEU&dt2=ChIJrd8qRHTpYxcRtmnYbUtQyAI| date=27 July 2015 | title=Map Showing Kampala And Kijura With Route Marker | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC) | last=GFC}}</ref> The coordinates of the Kijura are 0°49'01.0"N 30°25'03.0"E (Latitude:0.816944; Longitude:30.417500).<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/0%C2%B049'01.0%22N+30%C2%B025'03.0%22E/@0.8169444,30.4175,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0| title=Location of Kijura At Google Maps|accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref>

==Overview== The town is the location of the burial place of Brigadier Noble Mayombo, R.I.P.<ref>{{cite web|first=Emmanuel |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/625639 |title=Release Mayombo Death Report |accessdate=27 July 2015 |date=1 May 2008 |last=Kajubi |newspaper=New Vision |location=Kampala |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315172227/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/625639 |archivedate=15 March 2012 }}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in Western Region, Uganda Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley Category:Kabarole District