Buloba

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Buloba
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Buloba
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Coordinates: 00°19′30″N32°27′00″E / 0.32500°N 32.45000°E / 0.32500; 32.45000 Coordinates: 00°19′30″N32°27′00″E / 0.32500°N 32.45000°E / 0.32500; 32.45000
CountryFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Region Central Uganda
District Wakiso District
County Busiro
Constituency Busiro East
Government
 •  Member of Parliament Medard Lubega Sseggona [1]
Area
 • Total13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Buloba is an urban area in Wakiso District in the Buganda Region of Uganda. [2] The area is primarily a middle-class residential neighborhood. [3]

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Location

Buloba, off Mityana Road at Kinyanya, Kilimamboga Buloba, off Mityana Road at Kinyanya, Kilimamboga.jpg
Buloba, off Mityana Road at Kinyanya, Kilimamboga

Buloba is on the tarmacked Kampala–Mityana Road. It is approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [4] The coordinates of Buloba Main, immediately north of Buloba Police Station are 0°19'30.0"N, 32°27'26.0"E (Latitude:0.325000; Longitude:32.457222). [5] Buloba lies at an average elevation of 1,170 metres (3,839 ft), above sea level. [6]

Overview

Buloba is divided into four administrative zones, from east to west: (a) Buloba ku Mwenda ("Buloba Nine Miles"), approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of Kampala (b) Buloba Kasero, about 10.5 miles (17 km) west of Kampala (c) Buloba Main, about 12 miles (19 km) west of Kampala and (d) Buloba Kiweesa, about 14 miles (23 km) west of Kampala. [7] The neighborhood of Buloba has an estimated size of 1,295 hectares (3,200 acres) or 13 km2. [3]

When the Uganda Oil Refinery is built, it is anticipated that Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline, the refined petroleum products will be piped to a location near Buloba, for distribution within Kampala and other towns such as Entebbe. [8] [9]

Points of interest

Buloba Police Station, an establishment of the Uganda Police Force, is located in "Buloba Main". Health facilities include Buloba Health Centre and Lynaset Health Care Services. [3]

The neighborhood also hosts Buloba High School, Buloba Teacher's Training College, Buloba Vocational Institute and a campus of Africa Renewal University. Kasero Church of Uganda and St. Peter Catholic Church are also located here. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Buganda.or.ug (21 February 2014). "Members of the Ugandan Parliament From Buganda Region: Busiro County". Buganda.or.ug. p. 7. Archived from the original (Archived from the original) on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Uganda Travel Guide (12 July 2018). "Profile of Wakiso District". Kampala: Uganda Travel Guide. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kato, Joseph (15 October 2014). "Buloba: One of Wakiso's Urban Centres". Kampala. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Google (13 August 2022). "Road Distance Between Uganda Post Office, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Buloba, Wakiso District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Google (12 July 2018). "Location of Buloba, Wakiso District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Elevationmap.net (12 July 2018). "The Elevation of Buloba, Wakiso District, Uganda". Elevationmap.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Lcmt.Org (12 July 2018). "Villages in Buloba Parish". Lcmt.Org. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Oil Review Africa (27 May 2013). "Uganda to Build Petroleum Distribution Terminal and Two New Pipelines". London: Oil Review Africa. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Ssekika, Edward (21 May 2013). "Government to Build Oil Terminal in Wakiso District". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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