Muhunga Central Forest Reserve
protected forest that is located with in Kibaale district. It covers an area of 4.12 km2
Muhunga Central Forest Reserve is a protected tropical forest that is located in Kyebando sub-county in Kibaale District in Western Uganda. It covers an area of 4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi). It is managed by the National Forestry Authority. It was designated a reserve in 1965. Its WPDA ID is 39992.
Geography and structure
Muhunga CFR is located at coordinates: 0.8909°N 31.1171°E / 0.8909; 31.1171 in Kibaale District in Western Uganda. It is used for both Ecological and Environmental purposes. It acts as a catchment area for River Muhunga that drains into MuziziRiver. River Muhunga is the water source for both Kibaale and Karuguuza piped water.
Threats
Encroachment and illegal lumbering.
“Muhunga Central Forest Reserve” enters the record as protected forest that is located with in Kibaale district. It covers an area of 4.12 km2. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Muhunga, Central and Forest can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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“Muhunga Central Forest Reserve” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Muhunga, Central and Forest provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q119140983. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1965 and 1171.
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This entry incorporates text from “Muhunga Central Forest Reserve” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.