Kitagata Hot Springs - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Location

The hot springs are located in Sheema County, Sheema District

Sheema District

Sheema District is a district in Western Uganda.-Location:Sheema District is bordered by Buhweju District to the north, Mbarara District to the east, Ntungamo District to the south, Mitooma District to the southwest and Bushenyi District to the west...

, Western Uganda

Western Region, Uganda

Western Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

. This location is approximately 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi), by road, east of Kitagata, one of the urban centers in the district. This location lies approximately 72 kilometres (44.7 mi), by road, west of Mbarara

Mbarara

Mbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbarara District and the location of the district headquarters. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda.-Location:...

, the largest city in the sub-region

Ankole sub-region

Ankole sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts:* Buhweju District* Bushenyi District* Ibanda District* Isingiro District* Kiruhura District* Mitooma District* Ntungamo District* Rubirizi District...

. The approximate coordinates of Kitagata Hot Springs are:0° 40' 23"S, 30° 9' 29"E (Latitude:0.6730; Longitude:30.1580). The coordinates are approximate because the hot springs do not yet appear on most publicly available maps.‎

Overview

There are two hot springs adjacent to each other. According the locals, one of the springs was used by the former Omugabe (King of Ankole

Ankole

Ankole, also referred to as Nkore, is one of four traditional kingdoms in Uganda. The kingdom is located in the southwestern Uganda, east of Lake Edward. It was ruled by a monarch known as The Mugabe or Omugabe of Ankole. The kingdom was formally abolished in 1967 by the government of President...

) and is known as Ekyomugabe. The other spring is believed to have healing powers and is known as Mulago, after Uganda's largest National Referral Hospital.

On arrival to the site, one will notice semi-nude men and women bathing in the warm waters Kitagata Mulago, the one believed to posess healing powers. Many people bathe in the waters of Kitagata Mulago, sometimes as many as 200 in a twenty-four hour period. The water in the springs can warm up to 80 °C (176 °F).

The road to this place is marrum and is located near a large swamp. The scenery to the site is breath taking with conical hills and inselbergs characterized with beautiful green vegetation of trees and grass. During the rainy season, River Ngaromwenda, the river that supplies water to the springs floods thereby causing the kitagata springs to be rather warm other than hot.

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