[1] Muyembe is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi), by road, northeast of Mbale, the nearest large city and the largest urban area in eastern Uganda.

[2] This location is approximately 262 kilometres (163 mi), northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

[4] The average elevation of Muyembe is about 1,218 metres (3,996 ft) above sea level.

96,189),[6] the largest town in Eastern Uganda and Moroto, (2014 pop.

Arrangements are underway to improve the un-tarmacked road to class II bitumen surface with drainage channels and culverts.