| Official Name: | Bukedea |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Bukedea. |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Region of Uganda |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Teso sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bukedea District |
| Leader Title1: | Member of Parliament |
| Leader Name1: | John Bosco Ikojo |
| Population As Of: | 2020 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 13900 |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 1.3475°N 34.0444°W |
| Elevation M: | 1125 |
Bukedea is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Bukedea District, and the district headquarters are located there.[1]
Bukedea is situated on the main highway (A-109) between Mbale and Soroti. It is approximately 69km (43miles), by road, southeast of Soroti, the largest city in Teso sub-region. This is approximately 35km (22miles), by road, northwest of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region. The coordinates of the town are:01 20 51N, 34 02 40E (Latitude:1.347500; Longitude:34.044444).
According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the population of Bukedea Town in 2015, was 11,300. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 13,900, of whom 7,000 (50.4 percent) were females and 6,900 (49.6 percent) were male. The population of the town was calculated to grow at an estimated rate of 4.23 percent annually between 2015 and 2020.[2]
The following points of interest are located within the town limits or close to the edges of town:(a) the headquarters of Bukedea District Administration (b) the offices of Bukedea Town Council (c) a mobile branch of PostBank Uganda (d) Bukedea central market, the source of fresh daily produce and (e) the Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road passes through town in a general southeast to northwest direction.The area member of parliament (MP), is John Bosco Ikojo, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement political party, who serves as the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on the National Economy in the 11th Parliament (2021–2026).[3]