Butaleja Explained

Official Name:Butaleja
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uganda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Uganda
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Butaleja District
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2020 Estimates
Population Total:24,000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:0.925°N 33.945°W
Elevation M:1100

Butaleja is a town in Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the district headquarters and the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Butaleja District. The district is named after the town.[1]

Location

Butaleja is located approximately 42.5km (26.4miles) southwest of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region. It is approximately 48km (30miles) northwest of Tororo, in Tororo District, the nearest large town.

Butaleja is located about 254km (158miles) northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the town are:0°55'30.0"N, 33°56'42.0"E (Latitude:0.9250; Longitude:33.9450). Butaleja Town Council sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level.[2]

Population

In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimates the town's population at 5,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 5,700.[3] In 2014, the national population census put the population of Butaleja at 19,561.[4]

In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Butaleja Town Council at 20,200. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 24,000. Of these, 12,000 (50 percent) were females and another 12,000 (50 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the population growth rate of Butaleja Town to average 3.51 percent, annually, between 2015 and 2020.[5]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within town:

1. The headquarters of Butaleja District Administration

2. Butaleja Central Market

3. A mobile branch of PostBank Uganda

4. The offices of Butaleja Town Council

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Butaleja District, Eastern Region, Uganda . 2016 . . 20 January 2021 . Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda . Kampala.
  2. Web site: . Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Mbale & Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project, Final Report . April 2018 . AWE Environmental Engineers EIA Partnership . 20 January 2021 . Kampala . Reference No.: NWSC-HQRS/SRVCS/ 13-14/158804.
  3. Web site: Estimated Population of Butaleja In 2010 And 2011 . . July 2014 . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . 20 January 2021 . Kampala . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf . 7 July 2014 . Archived from the original on 7 July 2014.
  4. Web site: The population of all Ugandan cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections . Citypopulation.de . 14 June 2020 . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . 20 January 2021 . Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
  5. Web site: Estimated Population of Butaleja Town Council . Citypopulation.de . 14 June 2020 . Citypopulation.de . 20 January 2021 . Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics.

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