Buddo hill

Buddo
Buddo
	Buddo Map of Uganda showing the location of Buddo
	Coordinates: 00°15′22″N 32°29′10″E / 0.25611°N 32.48611°E
Country	Uganda
Region	Central Uganda
District	Wakiso District
County	Busiro
Elevation	1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Buddo, sometimes spelled as Budo,^[1]^[2] is a hill in Wakiso District, Central Uganda. Phonetically, Buddo is the correct spelling in Luganda, the native language of the local area.

Location

Buddo is located in Busiro County, Wakiso District, off of the Kampala-Masaka Highway, approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[3] The coordinates of Buddo Hill are: 00 15 22N, 32 29 10E (Latitude:0.2560; Longitude:32.4860).

Overview

With a peak at 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea level, Buddo is an important hill in the environs of Kampala. It carries cultural and academic significance. The cultural coronation site, where the Kabaka of Buganda is enthroned in a traditional ceremony is located on Buddo Hill and is known as Naggalabi Buddo. The hill is also the location of several elementary, middle and high schools, including Kings College Budo, a prestigious mixed boarding high school, attended by Buganda's Kings starting with Captain Sir Daudi Chwa II, the thirty-fourth (34th) Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, who reigned between 1897 and 1939.

Landmarks

Buddo boasts of the following landmarks:

Kings College Budo - A prestigious mixed boarding high school
Budo junior school
Budo Senior Secondary School - A mixed non-residential high school
Kisozi High School Buddo
Naggalabi Buddo - The site where the Kabaka of Buganda is enthroned in a traditional ceremony.
Matutu Memorial Primary School
St. Jude Primary School
Abatec Islamic School

External links

Challenges and Constraints to Planning and Development in Kampala^{[permanent dead link]}

References

^ "70 years of mixed schooling at King's College bears fruit". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
^ "It's a pity Budonians hardly know anything about their school!". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
^ Road Distance Between Kampala and Buddo with Map

00°15′22″N 32°29′10″E / 0.25611°N 32.48611°E / 0.25611; 32.48611

[1] "70 years of mixed schooling at King's College bears fruit". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-01-26.

[2] "It's a pity Budonians hardly know anything about their school!". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-01-26.

[3] Road Distance Between Kampala and Buddo with Map

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