Manafwa

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Place details

Locality: Bunashishwa
Region: Bududa
Country: Uganda
Population: 16,000
Timezone: Africa/Kampala

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Instance of: human settlement
Country: Uganda
Located in: Manafwa District
Elevation: 1370
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Capital of: Manafwa District

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Manafwa is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Manafwa District and the site of the district headquarters.

==Location== Manafwa is located approximately , by road, southeast of the city of Mbale, the largest metropolitan area in the sub-region. This is approximately , northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Manafwa Town are 0°55'11.0"N, 34°17'28.0"E (Latitude:0.919723; Longitude:34.291099). Manafwa Town Council sits at an average elevation of , above mean sea level. The town is located within Mount Elgon National Park and is surrounded by tropical mountainous terrain.

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