Official Name: | Buloba |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Buloba |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Wakiso District |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Busiro |
Subdivision Type4: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name4: | Busiro East |
Leader Title: | Member of Parliament |
Leader Name: | Medard Lubega Sseggona[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 13 |
Population As Of: | 2014 Estimate |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 0.325°N 32.45°W |
Elevation M: | 1170 |
Buloba is an urban area in Wakiso District in the Buganda Region of Uganda.[2] The area is primarily a middle-class residential neighborhood.[3]
Buloba is on the tarmacked Kampala–Mityana Road. It is approximately 22km (14miles), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Buloba Main, immediately north of Buloba Police Station are 0°19'30.0"N, 32°27'26.0"E (Latitude:0.325000; Longitude:32.457222). Buloba lies at an average elevation of 1170m (3,840feet), above sea level.[4]
Buloba is divided into four administrative zones, from east to west: (a) Buloba ku Mwenda ("Buloba Nine Miles"), approximately 9miles west of Kampala (b) Buloba Kasero, about 10.5miles west of Kampala (c) Buloba Main, about 12miles west of Kampala and (d) Buloba Kiweesa, about 14miles west of Kampala.[5] The neighborhood of Buloba has an estimated size of 1,295 hectares (3,200 acres) or 13 km2.[3]
When the Uganda Oil Refinery is built, it is anticipated that Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline, the refined petroleum products will be piped to a location near Buloba, for distribution within Kampala and other towns such as Entebbe.[6] [7]
Buloba Police Station, an establishment of the Uganda Police Force, is located in "Buloba Main". Health facilities include Buloba Health Centre and Lynaset Health Care Services.[3]
The neighborhood also hosts Buloba High School, Buloba Teacher's Training College, Buloba Vocational Institute and a campus of Africa Renewal University. Kasero Church of Uganda and St. Peter Catholic Church are also located here.[3]