Olwiyo | |
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Coordinates: 02°32′15″N 31°53′06″E / 2.53750°N 31.88500°E | |
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District | Nwoya |
Olwiyo is a town in Nwoya District in the Northern Region of Uganda.
The town is approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi), by road, southwest of Nwoya, the site of the district headquarters. [1] The town is at the intersection of the Karuma– Pakwach road with the Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road, approximately 314 kilometres (195 mi) north of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [2] The coordinates of Olwiyo are 2°32'15.0"N, 31°53'06.0"E (Latitude:2.5375; Longitude:31.8850). [3]
A 60 kilometres (37 mi) 440 kilovolt electricity line from Karuma Power Station is under construction to a substation in Olwiyo, under the supervision of Intec Gopa International Energy Consultants GmbH of Germany. [4]