Official Name: | Biso |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Biso |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Region of Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Buliisa District |
Leader Title: | Member of Parliament |
Population As Of: | 2018 Estimate |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 1.7611°N 31.4183°W |
Elevation M: | 1004 |
Biso, also Biiso, is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is an urban center in the Buliisa District Administration.[1] Biiso also refers to a sub-county in Uganda, where the town is located.[2]
The town is located in Biiso sub-county, Buliisa District, in the Western Region of Uganda, approximately 44km (27miles), south-west of Buliisa, where the district headquarters are located.[3] Biso is about 50km (30miles), by road, west of Masindi,the second largest city in Bunyoro sub-region.[4]
The town lies at an average elevation of 1004m (3,294feet), above sea level.[1] The geographical coordinates of Biso, Uganda are 01°45'40.0"N, 31°25'06.0"E (Latitude:1.761111; Longitude:31.418333).
The population of Biiso sub-county, where Biso town s located was enumerated at 17,047 people, during the 2014 national census and household survey.[5]
Biso is located on the alternate route from Masindi, the nearest large town to Murchison Falls National Park, via Buliisa Town, entering through the Bugungu Gate.[6]