Buikwe, sometimes spelled Buyikwe, is a town in
Buikwe District
Buikwe District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Buikwe, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Buikwe District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja District to the ...
,
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. It is the administrative center of the district and the location of the district headquarters.
Location
Buikwe is approximately , by road, east of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, Uganda's capital and largest city. This location is approximately , by road, south-east of
Lugazi
Lugazi is a town in the Buikwe District of the Central Region of Uganda. The town is also called "Kawolo", and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants.
Location
The town is on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately ...
, the nearest large town. The coordinates of Buikwe Town Council are 0°20'36.0"N, 33°01'44.0"E (Latitude:0.343333; Longitude:33.028889).
Overview
Buikwe is a small town in the south-east of the
Central Region. It is the homebase of the Nalubaale Football Club.
Population
On 27 August 2014, the national population census put Buikwe's population at 16,633.
In 2015, the
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics ("UBOS") is an agency of the Ugandan government. Formed by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998, the agency is mandated to "coordinate, monitor and supervise Uganda's National Statistical System".
Location ...
(UBOS), estimated the population of Buikwe at 16,800 people. In 2020, he population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 18,500, of whom 9,700 (52.4 percent) were female and 8,800 (47.6 percent) were male. UBOS calculated the annual rate of population growth of the town to average 1.95 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.
Points of interest
The following points of interest are found in or near Buikwe Town Council.
The offices of
Buikwe District Administration, the offices of Buikwe Town Council and Buikwe Central Market.
Also found here is
St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital, an 80-bed community hospital founded by missionaries from the
Czech Republic
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.
The town also hosts a number of places of worship; including ''Buikwe Full Gospel Church'', affiliated with the
Pentecostal Movement
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement , Buikwe Church of Uganda, Buikwe Seventh Day Adventist Church and Buikwe Roman Catholic Church.
See also
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Lugazi
Lugazi is a town in the Buikwe District of the Central Region of Uganda. The town is also called "Kawolo", and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants.
Location
The town is on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately ...
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Ngogwe
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Njeru
Njeru is a town in Buikwe District, in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in the district. It is mainly a residential town. However, it hosts industries such as ''East African Packaging Solutions Limited'', a manufacturer of ...
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Nkokonjeru
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List of cities and towns in Uganda
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References
External links
Buikwe District Homepage Website of Buikwe Full Gospel Church Czech - Slovak - Ugandan hospital
A letter From the Member of Parliament For Buikwe West Constituency
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Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Buikwe District