Buloba Explained

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]

Location

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]

Overview

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]

Points of interest

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members of the Ugandan Parliament From Buganda Region: Busiro County . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221150527/http://www.buganda.or.ug/index.php/buganda-caucus-mainmenu?showall=&start=6. dead. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original . 12 July 2018 . Buganda.or.ug . Buganda.or.ug . 21 February 2014 . 7.
  2. Web site: Profile of Wakiso District . Uganda Travel Guide . Uganda Travel Guide . 12 July 2018 . 12 July 2018 . Kampala.
  3. Web site: Buloba: One of Wakiso’s Urban Centres . 15 October 2014 . 12 July 2018 . Joseph . Kato . Kampala.
  4. Web site: The Elevation of Buloba, Wakiso District, Uganda . Elevationmap.net . Elevationmap.net . 12 July 2018 . 12 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Villages in Buloba Parish . 12 July 2018 . 12 July 2018 . Lcmt.Org . Lcmt.Org.
  6. Web site: Uganda to Build Petroleum Distribution Terminal and Two New Pipelines . 27 May 2013 . Oil Review Africa . 12 July 2018 . Oil Review Africa . London.
  7. Web site: Government to Build Oil Terminal in Wakiso District . Edward . Ssekika . 21 May 2013 . 22 November 2015 . . Kampala.