Sooko

Sooko is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 2,036 metres. Sooko is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kisoro and Bunagana.

The township of only has about 18,000 inhabitants living in the town proper, but there are more than a quarter of a million in its district, mostly eking out a living as subsistence farmers on low incomes.

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is at the far western edge of the region of the , just over the border from a tranquil and hard-working region of . As of October 2022, it was under the control of the March 23 Movement rebel militia.

Village
is a town in the of . It sits across the international border from the similarly named town of . is situated 6 km northwest of Sooko.

Sooko

Latitude
-1.3198° or 1° 19′ 11″ south
Longitude
29.6516° or 29° 39′ 6″ east
Elevation
2,036 metres (6,680 feet)
Open location code
6GCFMMJ2+3J
Geo­Names ID
11258283
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