Official Name: | Bulo |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing location of Bulo |
Coordinates: | 0.1147°N 32.0014°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | Districts |
Subdivision Name3: | Butambala District |
Leader Title: | Member of Parliament |
Elevation M: | 1250 |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Bulo is a settlement in Butambala District in the Central Region of Uganda.
The settlement is in Bulo Parish, Bulo Sub-county, being one of the seven parishes in that administrative unit.[1]
Bulo is approximately 68km (42miles), by road, southwest of Mpigi, the nearest large town.[2] This is approximately 97km (60miles), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The coordinates of Bulo are 0°06'53.0"N, 32°00'05.0"E (Latitude:0.114722; Longitude:32.001389).
On the morning of 28 January 2020, a UPDF Air Force Bell Jet Ranger helicopter, registration number AF-302, on a training mission, with two crew members, crashed into nearby Ndese Hill, killing both occupants.[4]
The deceased were later identified as Major Naomi Karungi, Commander of the UPDF Bell Jet Ranger Squadron and Cadet Pilot Lieutenant Benon Wakalo, both based at Entebbe Air Force Base.[5]