Buyende Explained

Official Name:Buyende
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. Region of Uganda
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Busoga sub-region
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Buyende District
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014 Census
Population Total:23039
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:1.1475°N 33.1611°W
Elevation M:1060

Buyende is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Buyende District.[1]

Location

Buyende is approximately 89km (55miles) north of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region. This is approximately 141km (88miles), by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.

Buyende is located approximately, north-east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city. The coordinates of the town are:1°08'51.0"N, 33°09'40.0"E (Latitude:1.147500; Longitude:33.161111).

Population

In 2014, the national population census put the population of Buyende town at 23,039[2]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town:[1]

Challenges

Buyende Town attained municipality status when its home district (Buyende District), split from Kamuli District, on 1 July 2010. The town's main challenges include the following:[2]

1. Lack of piped potable water. Buyende depends on communal boreholes for its water needs.

2. The absence of a sewerage system. There are no public toilet facilities in the town for residents and their visitors.

3. The town does not have a centralized garbage disposal system. Trash was observed to be strewed across public spaces in 2013.

4. Inadequate distribution of grid network electricity, with 80 percent of the residents dependent on kerosene lamps for lighting.

5. Domestic animals, including cattle, goats, sheep, and chicken roam freely in town without any restriction.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buyende: A Jungle Town Trying To Get On Its Feet . . 24 October 2013 . Watuwa Timbiti and Tom Gwebayanga . 28 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 27 February 2015. The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants. 29 November 2014. Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).