| Official Name: | Bukungu |
| Nickname: | Bukungu |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Bukungu. |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Coordinates: | 1.4361°N 32.8686°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Buyende District |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Budiope County |
| Subdivision Type4: | Sub-county |
| Subdivision Name4: | Kidera Sub-county |
| Population As Of: | 2013 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 19033 |
| Elevation M: | 1040 |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Bukungu is a town in the Buyende District of the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]
Bukungu is in extreme northern Buyende District, at the northern end of the Kamuli-Bukungu Road. This is approximately 77km (48miles), by road, northwest of Kamuli, the nearest large town. This is about 51km (32miles), by road, northwest of Buyende, where the district headquarters are located.
Bukungu is located approximately 139km (86miles) northwest of Jinja, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region. 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).
Bukungu is the location of the headquarters of Bukungu Parish, one of the parishes in Kidera Sub-county, a constituent of Buyende District.[2] 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. The town and surrounding villages constitutes a very low income community, where sanitation and sourcing clean, drinking water is a challenge.[3]