Bulo, Uganda

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Coordinates: 00°06′53″N32°00′05″E / 0.11472°N 32.00139°E / 0.11472; 32.00139 Coordinates: 00°06′53″N32°00′05″E / 0.11472°N 32.00139°E / 0.11472; 32.00139
CountryFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Region Central Region
Districts Butambala District
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Bulo is a settlement in Butambala District in the Central Region of Uganda.

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Location

The settlement is in Bulo Parish, Bulo Sub-county, being one of the seven parishes in that administrative unit. [1]

Bulo is approximately 68 kilometres (42 mi), by road, southwest of Mpigi, the nearest large town. [2] This is approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [3] The coordinates of Bulo are 0°06'53.0"N, 32°00'05.0"E (Latitude:0.114722; Longitude:32.001389). [4]

Overview

On the morning of 28 January 2020, a UPDF Air Force Bell Jet Ranger helicopter, registration number AF-302, on a training mission, with two crew members, crashed into nearby Ndese Hill, killing both occupants. [5]

The deceased were later identified as Major Naomi Karungi, Commander of the UPDF Bell Jet Ranger Squadron and Cadet Pilot Lieutenant Benon Wakalo, both based at Entebbe Air Force Base. [6]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ LCMT (30 January 2020). "Parishes in Bulo Subcounty, Butambala District, Uganda". Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (30 January 2020). "Distance between Mpigi, Mpigi District, Uganda and Ndese, Butambala District, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (30 January 2020). "Distance between Kampala, Uganda and Ndese, Butambala District, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Google (30 January 2020). "Location of Bulo, Butambala District, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Jonathan Kamoga (28 January 2020). "Two Killed In Uganda Military Plane Crash". The EastAfrican . Nairobi. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Uganda Radio Network (29 January 2020). "UPDF Chopper Was Zig-Zagging Before Crash - Residents". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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