Busolwe

Busolwe
Busolwe Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°50′57″N33°55′37″E / 0.84917°N 33.92694°E / 0.84917; 33.92694
Country	Uganda
Region	Eastern Uganda
District	Butaleja District
Elevation	3,600 ft (1,100 m)
Population  (2020 Estimates)
• Total	16,800 [1]

Busolwe is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is one of the two municipalities in Butaleja District, the other being Butaleja. ^[2]

Location

Busolwe is approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi), by road, southwest of Butaleja, the location of the district headquarters. ^[3] This is about 49 kilometres (30 mi), by road, southwest of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. ^[4]

Busolwe is located approximately 236 kilometres (147 mi) northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. ^[5] The geographical coordinates of the town are 0°50'57.0"N, 33°55'37.0"E (Latitude:0.849167; Longitude:33.926944). ^[6] Busolwe Town Council sits at an average elevation of 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) above mean sea level. ^[7]

Population

The 2002 national census recorded the population of Busolwe at 6276. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the town's population at 8,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 8,500. ^[8] In 2014, the national population census put the population at 13,640. ^[9]

In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Busolwe at 14,100 people. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 16,800 inhabitants. Of these, 8,700 (51.8 percent) were females and 8,100 (48.2 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the population growth rate of Busolwe Municipality to average 3.56 percent annually between 2015 and 2020. ^[1]

Points of interest

The following points of interest are found in Busolwe or near its borders: ^[6]

1. Busolwe General Hospital, a 100-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health

2. Busolwe Central Market

3. The offices of Busolwe Town Council

4. Busolwe Public Library

5. Lunyole Language Association Headquarters.

See also

• Hospitals in Uganda
• List of cities and towns in Uganda

References

1. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "Population Estimates For Busolwe Municipality" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. Places in the World (January 2021). "Busolwe Town Council is a municipality in Bunyole County in Butaleja District in Eastern Region in Uganda". Places In The World. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
3. Google (20 January 2021). "Travel Distance Between Butaleja Town Council And Busolwe General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
4. Google (21 January 2021). "Road Distance between Busolwe, Uganda And Mbale, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
5. Google (21 January 2021). "Travel Distance Between Busolwe, Uganda And Kampala, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
6. Google (21 January 2021). "Location of Busolwe, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
7. AWE Environmental Engineers EIA Partnership (April 2018). "Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Mbale & Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project, Final Report" (Reference No.: NWSC-HQRS/SRVCS/ 13-14/158804). Kampala: The World Bank Group . Retrieved 21 January 2021.
8. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (2012). "Estimated Population of Busolwe In 2002, 2010 & 2011" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 7 July 2014) on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
9. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The population of all Ugandan cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

External links

• Butaleja District Information Portal
• Busolwe Public Library