Bubulo Explained

Bubulo
Settlement Type:Ward
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Pushpin Relief:y
Coordinates:0.9497°N 34.274°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Uganda
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Manafwa District
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bubulo West
Subdivision Type3:Town Council
Subdivision Name3:Manafwa
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1209
Area Codes:for multiple area codes

Bubulo is a ward in Manafwa District in the east of Uganda.

Location

The Bubulo ward is in Manafwa Town Council, Bubulo West, Manafwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda. The Köppen climate classification is Am: Tropical monsoon climate.

History

At the end of the 19th century the Baganda leader Semei Kakungulu led his army into Bugisu against the Bangokho, then the Bawalasi and Bafumbo further north, and then south to Busoba where he built a fort named Nabumali. From here he raided into the mountains of southern Bugisu. In 1901 he created the county of Bubulo to be ruled by his lieutenants. Bukedi District was divided in 1924 into Budama (HQ Tororo), Bugisu (HQ Bubulo) and Bugwere (HG Mbale).

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