Mutukula (Uganda)
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| Coordinates | 0 ° 50 ′ S , 31 ° 25 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Uganda | ||
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| District | Rakai | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | UG-110 | ||
| Residents | 15,000 | ||
Mutukula is a city in the extreme south of Uganda on the border with Tanzania .
location
Mutukula is located directly on the Ugandan-Tanzanian border, 223 kilometers away from the Ugandan capital Kampala . South of the border in Tanzania is the Tanzanian part of Mutukula.
population
The population of the Ugandan part of Mutukula consists of Ugandans, mainly Tanzanians, Rwandans and Congolese.
economy
In Mutukula, beans, corn and soybeans are traded, among other things, and the cultural diversity of the population is also reflected in the economy, for example Congolese robes are sold and both the Uganda shilling and the Tanzanian shilling are used as a means of payment.
crime
The crime rate in Mutukula is low and the different ethnic groups live together quite peacefully. Only smuggling is common in Mutukula.
war
Mutukula was important as a border town in the Uganda-Tanzania war . When Tanzanian troops crossed the border for the first time on January 21, 1979, the Ugandan defenders were quickly driven out of the city after a Tanzanian tank vanguard drove up in front of the city.
Border crossing
An average of 418 vehicles pass through the Mutukula border crossing every day, mainly to transport goods from Tanzania to Uganda.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cyrille Korsakoff | Tageo.com | Tina Kuo Shi Wen: MUTUKULA RAKAI UGANDA Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018 .
- ^ Distance between Kampala () and Mutukula (Rakai) (Uganda). Retrieved May 29, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Mutukula: Where residents live in two countries. Retrieved May 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Mutukula One-Stop Border Point. Retrieved May 29, 2018 .