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Gwere People
The Gwere people, or ''Bagwere'', are a Bantu ethnic group in Uganda. Location The Bagwere occupy an area of 2,388.3 km in eastern Uganda, mostly in Budaka District, Pallisa District and Kibuku District, Butebo District, where they make up over 80% of the population. They have the Bagisu, the Basoga, the Balamogi and the Iteso, the Banyole and the Jopadhola (Badama) as their neighbors. The city of Mbale is home to some Bagwere. Bagwere are also found in the following towns in Eastern Uganda: Pallisa, Budaka, Kibuku, Kagumu, Kamonkoli, Kadama, Kabweri, Iki-Iki, Bulangira, Kaderuna, Tirinyi, Butebo and Kakoro. The Bagwere are said to have emigrated to their present area from Bunyoro and Toro, and travelled along Lake Kyoga, crossing River Mpologoma. For this reason all the tribes that settled along the shores Kyoga like; Baluli, Bakenye, Balamogi have a similar language to Lugwere. Their initial area of settlement has shrunk considerably as the Iteso and the Bagisu h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in 157 countries and territories, and believe that Jesus is the Son of God, whose coming as the messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testament. Christianity began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the 1st century Hellenistic Judaism in the Roman province of Judea. Jesus' apostles and their followers spread around the Levant, Europe, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the South Caucasus, Ancient Carthage, Egypt, and Ethiopia, despite significant initial persecution. It soon attracted gentile God-fearers, which led to a departure from Jewish customs, and, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jopadhola
The Adhola people, also known as Jopadhola, are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples that live in Tororo District of Eastern Uganda and comprise about eight percent of the country's total population. They speak Dhopadhola, (a Luo language), which belongs to the Western Nilotic branch of the Nilotic language family. They are primarily pastoralists. The Jopadhola call their land Padhola which, according to historian Bethwell Ogot, is an elliptic form of “Pa Adhola” meaning the "place of Adhola", the founding father of the Jopadhola people. Officially, land of the Adhola is called Padhola, but the Baganda who misinterpret 'Widoma' – a Dhopadhola word for 'war cry' meaning 'You are in trouble' refer to the Jopadhola as "Badama". The social structure of the Jopadhola can be described as semi centralised because there is no traditional centralized government and its organization is limited to a clan called ''Nono''. There are over 52 clans, each with cultural practices, comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirinyi
Tirinyi is a town in the Kibuku District in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Location Tirinyi lies along the Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale road, approximately , by road, southwest of Mbale, the nearest large town. It is approximately , by road, northeast of Iganga. The coordinates of the town are 1°00'04.0"N, 33°45'45.0"E (Latitude:1.001123; Longitude:33.762486). Overview Tirinyi is the southernmost location on the Tirinyi–Pallisa–Kamonkoli–Kumi Road. See also *List of cities and towns in Uganda This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the ... References {{Coord, 01, 00, 04, N, 33, 45, 45, E, region:UG_type:city, display=title Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda Kibuku District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadama
Kadama is a town in Kibuku District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Location The town lies along the Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road, approximately , southwest of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. This is about , by road north-east of Iganga. The coordinates of Kadama are 01°01'00.0"N, 33°52'49.0"E (Latitude:1.016667; Longitude:33.880278). The town lies at an average elevation of above sea level. Overview Kadama is a rapidly expending urban center, attracting new people from within and from without Kibuku District. Kadama Health Centre IV, Provides free public health services. Despite the presence of national grid electricity, the absence of piped water, lack of garbage collection services and the presence of noise pollution Noise pollution, also known as environmental noise or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise with ranging impacts on the activity of human or animal life, most of them are harmful to a degree. The source of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamonkoli
Kamonkoli is a town in Budaka District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Location The town lies along the Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road, approximately , southwest of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The coordinates of Kamonkoli are 1°04'30.0"N, 34°05'44.0"E (Latitude:1.075005; Longitude:34.095568). Kamonkoli sits at an average elevation of , above sea level. Overview Kamonkoli is the location of the second factory of Uganda Clays Limited, Uganda's largest manufacturer of clay building products. In 2012, ground was broken on a planned Kamonkoli Cement Factory. Further media reports indicate the factory is operational. Kamonkoli is the end of the southeastern leg of the Tirinyi–Pallisa–Kamonkoli–Kumi Road The Tirinyi–Pallisa–Kamonkoli–Kumi Road is a road in the Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Tirinyi in Kibuku District, Pallisa in Pallisa District, Kamonkoli in Budaka District, and Kumi in Kumi Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibuku
Kibuku is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative and commercial center of Kibuku District. Location Kibuku is located approximately , by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in the sub-region. This location is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country. The coordinates of the town are:01 02 15N, 33 50 24E (Latitude:1.0375; Longitude:33.8400). Kibuku does not yet appear on most publicly available maps, as of December 2010. Population In 2013, the population of Kibuku Municipality was estimated at 25,000 people. The next national population census in Uganda is planned for August 2014. Points of interest * The headquarters of Kibuku District Administration * The offices of Kibuku Town Council * Kibuku Central Market - The largest source of fresh produce in the town * Beacon of Hope Uganda - Kibuku offices a non-government community development organization working in Kibuku district Famous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budaka Town
Budaka is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Budaka District, and the district headquarters are located there. Location Budaka is approximately , by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region, along the Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road. This is approximately , by road, north-east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the town are:01 01 00N, 33 56 42E (Latitude:1.0150; Longitude:33.9450). Budaka Town is situated at an average elevation of above mean sea level. Population The 2002 national population census estimated the town's population at 17,000. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the 2010 population at 21,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 21,700. In 2015, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 24,500. In 2020, according to UBOS, the mid-year population of Budaka was estimated to have increased to 29,100. Of those, 15,100 (51.9 percent) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
