Bukungu

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Bukungu
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Coordinates: 01°26′10″N32°52′07″E / 1.43611°N 32.86861°E / 1.43611; 32.86861 Coordinates: 01°26′10″N32°52′07″E / 1.43611°N 32.86861°E / 1.43611; 32.86861
CountryUganda
Region Eastern Region
District Buyende District
County Budiope County
Sub-countyKidera Sub-county
Elevation
1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Population
 (2013 Estimate)
 • Total19,033
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Bukungu is a town in the Buyende District of the Eastern Region of Uganda. [1]

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Location

Bukungu is in extreme northern Buyende District, at the northern end of the Kamuli-Bukungu Road. This is approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi), by road, northwest of Kamuli, the nearest large town. [2] This is about 51 kilometres (32 mi), by road, northwest of Buyende, where the district headquarters are located. [3]

Bukungu is located approximately 139 kilometres (86 mi) northwest of Jinja, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region. [4] The coordinates of the town are:01°26'10.0"N, 32°52'07.0"E (Latitude:01°26'10.0"N; Longitude:32°52'07.0"E). [5]

Overview

Bukungu is the location of the headquarters of Bukungu Parish, one of the parishes in Kidera Sub-county, a constituent of Buyende District. [6] Bukungu is close to the point where the Victoria Nile enters Lake Kyoga, to the west of town. The town sits on a peninsula that projects into Lake Kyoga. [5] The town and surrounding villages constitutes a very low income community, where sanitation and sourcing clean, drinking water is a challenge. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Places in the World (30 December 2020). "Bukungu is a place in the region of Eastern Region in Uganda". Places in the World. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Google (30 December 2020). "Distance between Kamuli, Eastern Region, Uganda and Bukungu, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (30 December 2020). "Distance between Buyende Health Centre III, Budiope, Eastern Region, Uganda and Bukungu Health Centre, Bukungu, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Google (30 December 2020). "Distance between Bukungu, Eastern Region, Uganda and Jinja, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 Google (30 December 2020). "Location of Bukungu, Buyende District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ↑ LCMTO (3 May 2016). "Villages in Bukungu Parish". Lcmt.org (LCMTO). Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Veronica Kagona (23 August 2013). "Where the bush is a toilet". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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