Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road

Road in Uganda

Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road
Route information
Length	119 mi (192 km)
History	Designation TBD Expected completion TBD
Major junctions
South end	Soroti
Major intersections	Amuria Abim
North end	Kotido

Location
Country	Uganda

Highway system
Roads in Uganda

Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road is a road in the Eastern and Northern Regions of Uganda. The road connects the towns of Soroti in Soroti District, to Amuria in Amuria District, Abim in Abim District, and Kotido, in Kotido District. Soroti and Amuria lie in the Teso sub-region, while Abim and Kotido are in the Karamoja sub-region.

Location

The road starts at Soroti and continues north through Amuria and Abim, to end at Kotido, a distance of approximately 192 kilometres (119 mi). The coordinates of the road near Abim are 2°43'38.0"N, 34°39'51.0"E (Latitude:2.727237; Longitude:33.664159).

Overview

The road is gravel surface and in poor physical state. It is prone to flooding, and, when it does, it adversely disrupts travel between Soroti and Kotido.

Upgrading to bitumen

During a campaign speech on 2 December 2015, President Yoweri Museveni stated that this road is among the next batch of roads to be considered for upgrading to grade II bitumen surface. No specific timetable has been set.

References

Vision Reporter (22 September 2011). "Motorists angry over Kotido road". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
GFC (9 February 2016). "Distance between Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda and Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
"Location of Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road Near Abim" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
Ariong, Steven (15 August 2011). "Movement affected as rains cut off Karamoja roads". Daily Monitor Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
Edyegu, Daniel (6 November 2011). "Floods hit Eastern Uganda". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
Ebele, Stanley (9 December 2015). "El-Nino Rains Cut off Access to Karamoja". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
YKMPC 2016 (2 December 2015). "President campaigns in Orungo, stresses roads and power". Kampala: Yoweri Museveni 2016 Presidential Campaign (YKMPC 2016). Retrieved 9 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

v t e Soroti District
Capital: Soroti
Towns and villages	Soroti Arapai
Economy	Absa Bank Uganda Centenary Bank DFCU Bank PostBank Uganda Stanbic Bank Finance Trust Bank Opportunity Bank Uganda Pride Microfinance Limited National Social Security Fund Pela Commodities Soroti Fruit Processing Factory
Transport	Soroti Airport Soroti Railway Station Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road
Energy	Soroti Solar Power Station
Health	Soroti Regional Referral Hospital Lwala Soroti Hospital Princess Diana Memorial Hospital
Media	88.4 FM Voice of Teso Radio
Notable landmarks	Soroti Central Market Soroti Rock Roman Catholic Diocese of Soroti
Education	Soroti Campus of Uganda Martyrs University Soroti University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Soroti University Soroti Campus of Kumi University Soroti Campus of Busitema University Teso College Aloet East African Civil Aviation Academy Soroti Secondary School
Hospitality	Landmark Hotel Soroti Hotel Akello Hotel
Notable people	Grace Akello Mike Mukula Robert Ikoja-Odongo Angelline Osegge Anna Ebaju Adeke

v t e Amuria District
Capital: Amuria
Counties and sub-counties	Amuria County Kapelebyong County Amuria Municipality Abarilela Sub-county Asamuk Sub-county Kuju Sub-county Orungo Sub-county Morungatuny Sub-county Wera Sub-county Obalanga Sub-County Achowa Sub-county Kapelebyong Sub-county
Towns and villages	Amuria
Transport	Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road
Notable landmarks	St. Andrew's Church Amuria
Notable people	Jeje Odongo

v t e Abim District
Capital: Abim
Towns and villages	Abim
Economy	DFCU Bank Stanbic Bank
Health	Abim General Hospital
Transport	Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road

v t e Kotido District
Capital: Kotido
Towns and villages	Kotido
Economy	Stanbic Bank
Notable landmarks	Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido
Health	Kotido Morulem Hospital
Transport	Kotido Airport Kotido–Moroto Road Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road
Education	Karamoja Peace and Technology University

02°43′38″N 33°39′51″E / 2.72722°N 33.66417°E / 2.72722; 33.66417

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