Buwama | |
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  Buwama Location in Uganda Placement on map is approximate | |
| Coordinates: 00°03′48″N32°06′23″E / 0.06333°N 32.10639°E Coordinates: 00°03′48″N32°06′23″E / 0.06333°N 32.10639°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Central Uganda |
| District | Mpigi District |
| Municipality | Buwama |
| County | Mawokota |
| Elevation | 3,888 ft (1,185 m) |
| Population (2017 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 16,000 |
Buwama is a town in the Buganda Region of Uganda. [1]
Buwama is in Mpigi District on the Kampala–Masaka Road, approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi), by road, south-west of Mpigi, the location of the district headquarters. [2] This is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi), north-east of Kayabwe, the town to Buwama's immediate south, along the Masaka Highway. [3] Buwama is about 71 kilometres (44 mi), by road, south-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. [4]
The coordinates of Buwama are 0°03'48.0"N, 32°06'23.0"E (Latitude:0.063333; Longitude:32.106389). [5] The town sits at an average elevation of 1,185 metres (3,888 ft) above sea level. [6]
Buwama is a growing urban centre along the Masaka Highway, just north of the Equator. The town is connected to the national electricity grid. [1] The town has access to potable piped water following improvements between 2011 and 2017, funded with loans from the African Development Bank. [7]
Other facilities available include three farmers markets, a soccer stadium (Archbishop Kasujja Stadium), a police station and a magistrate's court. Also present are two petrol stations, a radio station (103.3 Buwama FM) and a number of schools. Buwama Health Centre III, a public healthcare facility offers healthcare services to the public. [1]
The population of Buwama was estimated at about 16,000 people, as of June 2017. [1]
As of June 2017, the town had two major changes. The first was the town's inability to dispose of garbage in a sustainable, healthy, environmentally friendly manner. The other challenge was high level of homicide, with twenty murders in the two years prio to that. [1]
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| Counties and sub-counties | Mawokota County |  |
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