Bugabula

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Bugabula
Hereditary chiefdom (Busoga) and administrative county
Bugabula
Interactive map of Bugabula
Coordinates: 1°05′00″N33°08′00″E / 1.08333°N 33.13333°E / 1.08333; 33.13333
CountryUganda
RegionEastern Region
DistrictKamuli District
Elevation
1,062 [1]  m (3,484 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
306,092
 Population figure refers to Bugabula County (administrative county). [2]

Bugabula is one of the five traditional principalities of the kingdom of Busoga in Uganda. It is located in the Kamuli District.

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It was founded around 1730 and became a part of the British protectorate in Busoga in 1896. Its current ruler is Gabula William Nadiope IV. [3]

History

Busoga was historically organised into hereditary chiefdoms. Bugabula is listed among the 11 chiefdoms referenced in accounts of the formation and evolution of the Kyabazingaship (the unifying leadership of Busoga). [4]

During colonial administration, Bugabula appears in historical scholarship on Busoga’s local governance and administrative reorganisation. For example, research on Busoga’s ethnic formation discusses colonial-era appointments and offices in Bugabula (including references to sub-county leadership and Bugabula's court administration). [5]

Geography and administration

Bugabula County is in Kamuli District in Uganda’s Eastern Region. [2] Sub-counties and town councils listed for Bugabula County in the 2024 census reporting include Balawoli, Bulopa, Butansi, Kagumba, Kitayunjwa, Nabwigulu, Namasagali, Namwendwa, and the town councils of Balawoli and Namwendwa. [2]

Bugabula County (Kamuli District): selected 2024 census figures by sub-area
Sub-areaStatusPopulation (2024)
BalawoliSubcounty11,397
BalawoliTown council16,278
BulopaSubcounty24,265
ButansiSubcounty34,323
KagumbaSubcounty45,448
KitayunjwaSubcounty42,740
NabwiguluSubcounty20,702
NamasagaliSubcounty43,127
NamwendwaSubcounty45,412
NamwendwaTown council22,400
Total (Bugabula County)306,092
Source: CityPopulation.de (compiled from Uganda Bureau of Statistics, National Population and Housing Census 2024). [2]

Demographics

Bugabula County's population was reported as 306,092 in the 2024 census reporting (reference date 10 May 2024). [2] The same reporting lists 144,550 males and 161,542 females, and summarises age groups as 0–14 (142,751), 15–64 (152,672), and 65+ (10,669). [2]

Politics

In Uganda's parliamentary representation for Kamuli District, Bugabula is represented through constituencies titled Bugabula County North and Bugabula County South. [6] [7] The MPs listed for the 11th Parliament (2021–2026) include John Teira (Bugabula County North) and Henry Maurice Kibalya (Bugabula County South). [6] [8]

Traditional leadership

Bugabula is associated with the office of the Gabula (the hereditary chief of Bugabula). Media reporting on Busoga's leadership notes Bugabula among Busoga's chiefdoms, and reports that Prince William Gabula Nadiope IV from Bugabula chiefdom in Kamuli District was installed as Kyabazinga of Busoga in September 2014 at Bugembe (Busoga Kingdom headquarters). [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bugabula County, Uganda (administrative division)". GeoNames. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bugabula County (Uganda) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". CityPopulation.de (source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Busoga Kingdom - Royal Council".
  4. ↑ "History, evolution of the Kyabazingaship". Daily Monitor (Nation.Africa). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Busoga states amalgamation and ethnic formation, Uganda Protectorate, 1900 to 1950 (PDF)". Uganda Martyrs University Institutional Repository. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Members of Parliament (listing)". Parliament of Uganda (MPs Database). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Members of Parliament (listing)". Parliament of Uganda (MPs Database). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Hon. Kibalya Henry Maurice (MP profile)". Parliament of Uganda (MPs Database). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "No more tension in Busoga – officials". Daily Monitor (Nation.Africa). Retrieved 18 December 2025.

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