The Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road, also Fort Portal–Mpondwe Road, is a road in the Western Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Fort Portal, Hima, Kasese, Kikorongo and the border town of Mpondwe.
Location The road starts at Fort Portal, the headquarters of Kabarole District. It travels southwest through Rwimi, Hima, Kasese and Kikorongo. At Kiorongo, the road makes a 90 degree turn west to end at Mpondwe, at the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a total distance of about .
Upgrade to bituminous surface This road was improved to class II bituminous surface before 2013.
Points of interest The following lie along or near this road
Virika Hospital, located in Fort Portal's central business district The town of Rwimi, about , south of Fort Portal Hima, lies about south of Fort Portal Kasese Airport, in the middle the town of Kasese, about south of Fort Portal Kasese Cobalt Company Limited lies in Kasese, south of the central business district. At Kikorongo, the road takes a 90 degrees turn to the right and heads west towards the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kikorongo is a town in Kasese District, about , south of Kasese. At Katojo Village a road branches off this road and proceeds south to Katwe Village and Mweya Safari Lodge, inside Queen Elizabeth National Park.
See also Uganda National Roads Authority List of roads in Uganda
References
External links Webpage of Uganda National Road Authority Photograph of Fort Portal–Kasese–Mpondwe Road at Flickr.com