Bukungu is a town in the Buyende District of the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]
Bukungu | |
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| Nickname: Bukungu | |
  Bukungu Map of Uganda showing the location of Bukungu. | |
| Coordinates: 01°26′10″N 32°52′07″E / 1.43611°N 32.86861°E | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| District | Buyende District |
| County | Budiope County |
| Sub-county | Kidera Sub-county |
| Elevation | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
| Population (2013 Estimate) | |
• Total | 19,033 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Location
editBukungu is in extreme northern Buyende District, at the northern end of the Kamuli-Bukungu Road. This is approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi), by road, northwest of Kamuli, the nearest large town.[2] This is about 51 kilometres (32 mi), by road, northwest of Buyende, where the district headquarters are located.[3]
Bukungu is located approximately 139 kilometres (86 mi) northwest of Jinja, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.[4] The coordinates of the town are:01°26'10.0"N, 32°52'07.0"E (Latitude:01°26'10.0"N; Longitude:32°52'07.0"E).[5]
Overview
editBukungu is the location of the headquarters of Bukungu Parish, one of the parishes in Kidera Sub-county, a constituent of Buyende District.[6] Bukungu is close to the point where the Victoria Nile enters Lake Kyoga, to the west of town. The town sits on a peninsula that projects into Lake Kyoga.[5] The town and surrounding villages constitutes a very low income community, where sanitation and sourcing clean, drinking water is a challenge.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Places in the World (30 December 2020). "Bukungu is a place in the region of Eastern Region in Uganda". Places in the World. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Distance between Kamuli, Eastern Region, Uganda and Bukungu, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Distance between Buyende Health Centre III, Budiope, Eastern Region, Uganda and Bukungu Health Centre, Bukungu, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Distance between Bukungu, Eastern Region, Uganda and Jinja, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Location of Bukungu, Buyende District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ LCMTO (3 May 2016). "Villages in Bukungu Parish". Lcmt.org (LCMTO). Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Veronica Kagona (23 August 2013). "Where the bush is a toilet". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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