Musita

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'''Musita''' is a town in Mayuge District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

==Location== Musita is in Mulingirire parish,<ref>{{cite web | last=LCMT | url=http://www.lcmt.org/uganda/mayuge/baitambogwe/mulingirire | title=Map Showing Mulingirire Parish, Baitambogwe Sub-county, Mayuge District, Eastern Region, Uganda | accessdate=5 August 2015 | date=5 August 2015 | publisher=Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT)}}</ref> Baitambogwe sub-county. It is approximately {{convert|16|km|0}}, by road, west of Iganga, the nearest large town.<ref>{{cite web | last=GFC | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Iganga%2C%20Eastern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Musita%20Primary%20School%2C%20Bunya%2C%20Eastern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJ6Z5ydYryfhcRnekZVwEPWyo&dt2=ChIJSXa6XE6KfhcRdD4cV1SYFDs | accessdate=5 August 2015 | date=5 August 2015 | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC) | title=Map Showing Iganga And Musita With Route Marker}}</ref> This is approximately {{convert|25|km|0}} northeast of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region.<ref>{{cite web | title=Road Distance Between Jinja And Musita With Map | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Jinja%2C%20Eastern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Mulingilile%2C%20Eastern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJRx85LIZ7fhcRSp9qlQ_pDzA&dt2=ChIJC45vslGKfhcRor0fD1isUnk | accessdate=5 August 2015 | date=5 August 2015 | last=GFC | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC)}}</ref> Musita is about {{convert|107|km|mi}}, by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.<ref>{{cite web | date=5 August 2015 | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Mulingilile%2C%20Eastern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJm7N0nQ-8fRcR7G9r2T2QOEU&dt2=ChIJC45vslGKfhcRor0fD1isUnk | last=GFC | accessdate=5 August 2015 | title=Road Distance Between Kampala And Musita With Map | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC)}}</ref> The coordinates of the Musita are 0°31'40.0"N 33°23'05.0"E (Latitude:0.527778; Longitude:33.384722).<ref>{{google maps | accessdate=5 August 2015 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B031'40.0%22N+33%C2%B023'05.0%22E/@0.527802,33.3847203,18.72z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Location of Musita at Google Maps}}</ref>

==Overview== The {{convert|104|km|0}} Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road makes a T-junction with the Jinja–Iganga Road (A-109) in the center of Musita town.<ref>{{cite web | accessdate=5 August 2015 | url=http://ea-agribusiness.co.ug/unra-paves-1200km-roads-5000km-for-tarmacking-by-2016 | title=UNRA Paves 1200Km Roads; 5,000Km for Tarmacking By 2016: Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road | date=March 2015 | last=EAAB | publisher=East African Agribusiness (EAAB) | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712134336/http://ea-agribusiness.co.ug/unra-paves-1200km-roads-5000km-for-tarmacking-by-2016/ | archivedate=12 July 2015 }}</ref> The central market in Musita had over 1,500 traders in February 2015.<ref>{{cite web | accessdate=6 August 2015 | last=Bita | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/665166-traders-ordered-off-road-reserve.html | first=George | title=Traders Ordered off Road Reserve | date=23 February 2015 | newspaper=New Vision | location=Kampala}}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley Category:Mayuge District