Mutukula, Tanzania

Mutukula, sometimes spelled as Mtukula,[1] is a small town in Missenyi District, Kagera Region, in northwestern Tanzania, at the border with Uganda. Formerly, the settlement on the border was known as Kyebisagazi, and Mutukula was a kilometre to the south on the east side of the Masaka-Bukoba Road (B8).

For the city in Uganda, see Mutukula, Uganda.
Mutukula

Mtukula
Mutukula
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 01°00′04″S 31°24′54″E
Country Tanzania
RegionKagera Region
DistrictMissenyi District
Elevation
400 m (1,200 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (East Africa Time )
UFI-2570404
ClimateAw


Location

The town is located approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi), by road, northwest of Bukoba, the regional capital.[2]

Population

The 2012 estimated population of Mutukula, Tanzania, was about 5,000. The immediately adjacent town in Uganda is about three times the size.

See also

References
  1. Mtukula (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. Road Distance Between Bukoba and Mutukula with Map
  • "Google Satellite Map of Mutukula, Tanzania". Maps.google.com.
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