Nyakahita
# Nyakahita

Nyakahita is a sparsely populated settlement in the Western Region of Uganda.

## Location

The settlement is approximately 59 kilometres (37 mi), by road, east of Mbarara, the largest city in the Ankole sub-region along the Mbarara–Masaka highway. It is about 216 kilometres (134 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Nyakahita are:0°24'48.0"S 31°06'46.0"E (Latitude:-0.413333; Longitude:31.112778).

## Points of interest

The Nyakahita–Kazo–Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road makes a T-junction with the Mbarara-Masaka highway at Nyakahita. The town of Lyantonde in Lyantonde District, whose population was 13,586 people in 2014, lies to the immediate east of Nyakahita on this highway.

