Kanara Town Council
Ntoroko | |
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  Kanara Town Council Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 01°03′00″N 30°32′06″E / 1.05000°N 30.53500°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Western Uganda |
| Sub-region | Rwenzori sub-region |
| District | Ntoroko District |
| Elevation | 2,043.94 ft (623 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (East African Standard Time) |
Ntoroko is a town officially known as Kanara Town Council in Ntoroko District Western Uganda. It is one of the four town councils of Ntoroko District the others being Karugutu, Rwebisengo and Kibuku Town Council. Ntoroko is the largest fishing town on the southern Mwitanzige (Lake Albert) shore. Its located on the Ntoroko bay extending from Kanara Fishing village to the western half of the Ntoroko Peninsula (the eastern half making part of the Tooro Semliki Wildlife reserve). The peninsular also separates Ntoroko bay from the Muziizi Bay. By Road, Ntoroko town is approximately 84 KM Northwest of Fort Portal City, the regional Capital and approximately 79 KM via Karugutu, north of Kibuku Town Council the District Capital. Ntoroko/Kanara Town Council is settled by (like most Ugandan lake shore towns) many ethnicities, the largest being; Rwenzori Peoples; Batooro/Batuku, Bakonzo, Bamba, Babwisi. Bunyoro peoples; Bagangaizi, Bagungu and other Banyoro. Alur, Lendu and Ngite. Congolese of the Western Mwitanzige shore; Alur, Gegere, Nande, to mention but a few.