Budaka is a town in the

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. It is the chief town of

Budaka District Budaka District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Budaka is the site of the district headquarters. Location Budaka district is bordered by Pallisa District to the north, Mbale District to the east, Butaleja District to ...

, and the district headquarters are located there.

Location

Budaka is approximately , by road, west of

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, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region, along the

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. This is approximately , by road, north-east of

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, 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

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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) were females and 14,000 (48.1 percent) were males. The population of the town is calculated to have grown at an average annual growth rate of 3.5 percent, between 2015 and 2020, according to UBOS.

Overview

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of the Leopard Clan with the names Katunku, Ngulya, Kaabya, Mwati, Kabolesa, Namuyonjo, Ntembe of Lupada, resident in Naboa Sub-County, Budaka County, Budaka District live among the Bagwere but trace their origin from Tanzania and Zambia.

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located within the town of Budaka or close to the edges of town: 1. The headquarters of Budaka District Administration 2. Bugwere Primary School, with enrollment of about 300 students 3. Budaka central market 4. The offices of Budaka Town Council 5. A mobile branch of

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6. The Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road, passes through town in a general west to east direction.

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