Budaka | |
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Coordinates: 01°01′00″N33°56′42″E / 1.01667°N 33.94500°E | |
Country | |
Region | Eastern Region of Uganda |
District | Budaka District |
Elevation | 3,810 ft (1,160 m) |
Population (2014 Census) | |
• Total | 23,834 [1] |
Budaka is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Budaka District, and the district headquarters are located there.
Budaka is approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi), by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in the sub-region. [2] This is approximately 212 kilometres (132 mi), by road, north-east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [3] The coordinates of the town are:01 01 00N, 33 56 42E (Latitude:1.0150; Longitude:33.9450). [4]
The 2002 national population census estimated the town's population at 17,000. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the 2010 population at 21,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 21,700. [1] [5]
The following points of interest are located within the town of Budaka or close to the edges of town:
Naboa Sub-County was given that name by British Colonial masters because the area was full of Grammodes geometrica moths (Nziira) of the family Erebidae.[ citation needed ]
The Basimba people of the Leopard Clan with the names Katunku, Ngulya, Kaabya, Mwati, Kabolesa, Namuyonjo, Ntembe of Lupada, Naboa Sub-County, Budaka County, Budaka District live among the Bagwere but trace their origin from Tanzania and Zambia. [6]
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