Mbale
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Capital city of Mbale Province. Population: 70437 (2002 census). Mbale is one of the biggest towns in Eastern Uganda and therefore a regional trading hub, serving the hinterlands of Teso region and Karamoja, the last wilderness in Uganda.
It is hugged onto the foothills of the biggest extinct volcanoe (70 x 50 km)on the earth's surface, the Mount Elgon (Wagagai, 4321m), locally called Masaba. Nights are generally cool and days can become quite hot, especially during the dry season.
Mbale is well connected with the rest of Uganda and Kenya through their tarmac road networks and along the main trading route to South Sudan.
The slopes of Mount Elgon offer scenic panorama views reaching hundreds of kilometers into the african plains of Uganda and Kenya. Quite many water falls are skirting these slopes, some of them plunging down almost 100m! Here the best Ugandan Coffee is grown, processed and exportet mainly to Japan and Switzerland, which already indicates its high quality.
The local Hotel industry offers some of its best in Uganda, the top end reaching three to four stars according to international standards. Tourism is booming due to high security, attractive offers as well as tranquility.
Sports and leisure offers include two swimming pools, a clay tennis court, a lovely mini golf course, sauna and steam bath, gymns, mountaineering, mountain biking, paragliding, forest walks etc. The 18 hole golf course is not maintained.
The town centre is well layed out and has a slightly oriental touch, dominated by indian and colonial architecture.
The local food delicacy is smoked bamboo shoots (Malewa) from the slopes of Mount Elgon, best served with posho (maize flour).
It is hugged onto the foothills of the biggest extinct volcanoe (70 x 50 km)on the earth's surface, the Mount Elgon (Wagagai, 4321m), locally called Masaba. Nights are generally cool and days can become quite hot, especially during the dry season.
Mbale is well connected with the rest of Uganda and Kenya through their tarmac road networks and along the main trading route to South Sudan.
The slopes of Mount Elgon offer scenic panorama views reaching hundreds of kilometers into the african plains of Uganda and Kenya. Quite many water falls are skirting these slopes, some of them plunging down almost 100m! Here the best Ugandan Coffee is grown, processed and exportet mainly to Japan and Switzerland, which already indicates its high quality.
The local Hotel industry offers some of its best in Uganda, the top end reaching three to four stars according to international standards. Tourism is booming due to high security, attractive offers as well as tranquility.
Sports and leisure offers include two swimming pools, a clay tennis court, a lovely mini golf course, sauna and steam bath, gymns, mountaineering, mountain biking, paragliding, forest walks etc. The 18 hole golf course is not maintained.
The town centre is well layed out and has a slightly oriental touch, dominated by indian and colonial architecture.
The local food delicacy is smoked bamboo shoots (Malewa) from the slopes of Mount Elgon, best served with posho (maize flour).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbale
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Coordinates: 1°4'50"N 34°10'39"E
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