Sango Bay Explained

Official Name:Sango Bay
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uganda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Uganda
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kyotera District
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2020 Estimate
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:-0.8939°N 31.7228°W
Elevation M:1145

Sango Bay is a settlement in the southern part of the Central Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

Sango Bay is located in Sango Bay Parish, Kakuuto Sub-County, Kyotera District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda. This is approximately 56.5km (35.1miles), by road, south-east of Kyotera, where the district headquarters are located. Sango Bay is located approximately 57km (35miles), by road, north-east of the town of Mutukula, Uganda, at the international border with Tanzania. The geographical coordinates of Sango Bay are:00°53'38.0"S, 31°43'22.0"E (Latitude:-0.893889; Longitude:31.722778). Sango Bay lies at an average elevation of 1145m (3,757feet) above sea level.[2]

Overview

Sango Bay is a fishing village, with Lake Nalubaale within walking distance to the east of Sango Bay. The area where the settlement is located is known as Sango Bay Conservation Area, bordered by the Tanzanian border to the south, Lake Nalubaale to the east, the Masaka–Mutukula Road to the west and Lake Nabugabo Conservation Area to the north.[3]

The vegetation is characterised by wetlands, grasslands and forests. Over 300,000 Chlidonias leucopterus have been recorded in the area, as late as 1994. Ardeola ralloides, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Pelecanus rufescens and Hirundo atrocaerulea have been observed in the area.[3]

This area was also the location of the Sango Bay Resettlement Camp. The camp was established in 2013, to accommodate over 5,000 people expelled from Tanzania for illegal entry by the then president, Jakaya Kikwete. They included Ugandans, Rwandese, Congolese, Burundians, and stateless people. As of June 2016, the camp had been emptied and the refugees relocated to other camps in Uganda.[4] [5]

The Sango Bay area is also the location of Sango Bay Estates Limited, a sugar manufacturer established in 1930.[6] [7]

Jubilee Revival Church is in Sango Bay.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Sango Bay Landing Site Where Defilers Get Away With Crime . 28 May 2018 . Ivan Kimbowa . 26 April 2020 . Kampala.
  2. Web site: Elevation of Sango Bay, Uganda . 26 April 2020 . Getamap.net . 26 April 2020 . Get A Map.
  3. Web site: BirdLife International: Sango Bay Area . . 26 April 2020 . BirdLife International . 26 April 2020 . Cambridge, United Kingdom.
  4. Web site: . Last Batch of Refugees Leave Sango Bay Camp . 29 June 2016 . Davis Buyondo . 26 April 2020 . Kampala.
  5. Web site: . 28 June 2016 . Government Closes Sango Bay Camp, Shifts Refugees . Ivan Kimbowa & Issa Aliga . 26 April 2020 . Kampala.
  6. Web site: Uganda: Sango Bay Estates Set for Massive Overhaul . . 26 February 2004 . David Muwanga . 26 April 2020 . Kampala . via AllAfrica.com.
  7. Web site: Here’s what the Sugar Bill should address . . 12 May 2017 . Mike Ibrahim Okumu . Kampala.
  8. Power to the People . . Michael Edison Hayden . November 2015 . 82 . 26 April 2020.