Biharwe

Biharwe
Country Uganda
RegionWestern Uganda
DistrictMbarara District
ConstituencyMbarara Municipality
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Biharwe is a neighborhood within Mbarara City

Location

It is located at approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Mbarara town the largest city in the Ankole Sub-region and approximately 278 kilometres (173 mi) from Kampala the Capital City and Largest city in the country on Kampala-Mbarara high way.

Overview

The town is located in Biharwe Division a newly added Division to Mbarara Municipality. It is developing urban area as many investors are seeing it as a potential tourist area after the establishment of Igongo Cultural Centre.

Points of Interest

  • The 1520 eclipse monument [1]
  • The Palace of Kitami kya Nyawera an empress of Songora Kingdom of Mpororo
  • Igongo Cultural Centre
  • Biharwe F.C.
  • Brian Isaaya Mugisha, son of the soil
  • Biharwe-Bwizibwera unpaved road which is yet to be tarmaced
gollark: 1903 shards!
gollark: Mine just pile up in preparation for a CB gold or maaaaaybe even a CB prize one day.
gollark: All hail the Biomes, Great Equalizer Unless Your Internet Is Slow Or Your Reflexes Bad!
gollark: Of course not. That would involve work for TJ09.(I'm not saying this *meanly* as such, but really, given that it's not too necessary and possibly would take a while, probably not ever happening)
gollark: Made of pure salt, it sows discord between all those on Valkemere or whatever.

References

  1. Igongo, . "The 1520 eclipse monument". Igongo Hotel. Retrieved 20 June 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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