Katonga Wildlife Reserve, Uganda Wildlife Reserves attractions
At the mention of Katonga Wildlife Reserve, many wonder where in Uganda it is located. Gazetted as a game reserve in 1964 and later as a wildlife reserve in 1996, Katonga Wildlife Reserve is one of the twelve (12) Uganda’s wildlife reserves. The reserve is located along the banks of Katonga River in Western Uganda, within Kyenjojo and Kamwenge districts and has an area coverage of about 207 sq. km with large portions of the reserve covered by either permanent or seasonal wetland ecosystem. Katonga Wildlife Reserve is named after the Katonga River which primarily flows from the swamps of Lake Wamala towards Lake Victoria in the East and those same swamps to Lake George in the West.
