- published: 10 Mar 2015
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Karuma is a town in Uganda. The name also applies to the point on the Victoria Nile, where the Karuma Falls are located.
The town of Karuma is located on the Kigumba-Gulu Highway, immediately south of the location where the highway, crosses the River Nile. This location lies in Kiryandongo District. Bunyoro sub-region, Western Uganda. Karuma is located approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi), by road, northeast of Masindi and approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi), by road, south of Gulu. Karuma is also the location of Karuma Power Station, the largest hydropower project in Uganda, with a planned capacity of 600 MW, whose construction is planned to start in May 2012. The coordinates of Karuma are:2° 14' 3.00"N, 32° 14' 47.00"E (Latitude:2.234167; Longitude:32.246390).
The exact population of Karuma is unknown, as of December 2011.
The following points of interest are found at or near Karuma:
Kusaki ga kareta kouya to matenrou ga kiri toru sora
Oshiete koko kara doko e houkoutte
Ochite iku no ka
Hito ga tsukuru teigi to iu use
Gokan sashi shimesu ha tada, hitotsu
Sono me sono te sono yubisaki
Gou GOES nehan
Kanshii nyuusu kiki akite
Dakedo mimi wo fusaide mo
Kanashii koto ha mou boku no te ni karamitsuite hanarenai
Hajimete haha wo meta hi wo obeteru ? Sonna koto sa
So na kurai kokoro no yami ha shitsuzen ni mune ni sumu darou
Hito no kata karita darenchura
Hito ga hito de irarenee sekai
Doku ha doku de seisu ri
Ai need nou ledge
Kuroi deresu wo kita kimi matsuge kara kage ga ochiru
Hito ha owaru tame ikiru nara boku wa tsuzuku shin wo negau
Utsushidasu no wa kokoro mizukara (onozukara)
motomere ba sekai sura kawaru no nara
Kekka dake motomeru kara hito wa hito ni natte iku
Hitsuzen yori guuzen no naka koso boku ha ikiru
Kanpekki na kisu wo kimi ni kowareta ai kara samete
Owaru koto de mata hajimarou