Bukomansimbi Explained

Official Name:Bukomansimbi
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map Caption:Map of Uganda showing the location of Bukomansimbi.
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Uganda
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bukomansimbi District
Population As Of:2020 Estimate
Population Total:10000
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:-0.1667°N 31.6186°W
Elevation M:1259

Bukomansimbi is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Bukomansimbi District and the site of the district headquarters.[1]

Location

Bukomansimbi is on the main highway between Masaka and Sembabule. It is approximately 37km (23miles), by road, northwest of Masaka, the largest city in the sub-region. This is about 27km (17miles), southeast of Sembabule, the nearest town.

The coordinates of the town are 0°10'00.0"S, 31°37'07.0"E (Latitude:-0.166667; Longitude:31.618600). Bukomansimbi sits at an average elevation of 1259m (4,131feet) above mean sea level.[2]

Population

, local sources estimated the population of the town as "less than 10,000".[3]

In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 9,700 inhabitants. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of Bukomansimbi Town Council at 10,000. Of that number, 5,100 (51 percent) were female and 4,900 (49 percent) were male. UBOS also calculated that the population of the town had increased at an average rate of 0.61 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.[4]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its borders:[3] (a) The offices of Bukomansimbi Town Council (b) Bukomansimbi central market, the largest source of fresh produce in the town (c) Kitanda Health Center III, a health facility administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health (d) the Masaka–Villa Maria–Bukomansimbi–Sembabule Road passes through the western neighborhoods of the town.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bukomansimbi Town Council, Bukomansimbi County, Bukomansimbi District, Central Region, Uganda . 21 July 2021 . Mindat.org . Mindat . 21 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Floodmap.net . 21 July 2021 . Elevation of Bukomansimbi Town Council, Uganda . 21 July 2021 . Floodmap.
  3. Web site: Environment: Bukomansimbi's nightmares . . 24 September 2013 . 21 July 2015 . Dismus Buregyeya and Watuwa Timbiti . Kampala, Uganda.
  4. Web site: Citypopulation.de . 14 June 2020 . The population development of Bukomansimbi as well as related information and services . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . 21 July 2021 . Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics.