Bukeerere, sometimes wrongly spelled as Bukerere, is a township in the Central Region of

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

. The correct phonetic spelling is with two 'e's after the 'k'.

Location

Bukeerere is in

Mukono District Mukono is one of the districts in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mukono is home to the district's main commercial center and district headquarters. Location Mukono District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja Distric ...

, , by road, northwest of

Mukono Mukono Town is a municipality in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is administered by the Mukono Town Council. The district headquarters are located in this town. Location Mukono Municipality is 21 km east of ...

, the headquarters of the district. This is approximately , by road, northeast 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. The coordinates of Bukeerere are 0°24'27.0"N, 32°42'07.0"E (Latitude:0.407498; Longitude:32.701953). The average elevation of Bukeerere is approximately above sea level.

Overview

The town of Bukeerere is the headquarters of Bukeerere parish, in Goma sub-county, Kyaggwe county. The Bukerere Road leads from Seeta on the

Kampala–Jinja Highway The Kampala–Jinja Highway is a road in Uganda, connecting the cities of Kampala and Jinja, Uganda, Jinja. Sometimes referred to as Kampala–Jinja Road, it is a busy road, with several towns, trading centers and other points of interest along ...

through Bukeerere to join the

- Kalagi Road at Kasaayi. All the land in Bukerere, approximately , is

mailo Mailo is a unique form of land tenure in Uganda. Around 9 per cent of the country's land is held under the mailo system, which is similar to freehold. It was set up by the 1900 Buganda Agreement. Idi Amin then made all land publicly owned, and th ...

land that is owned by the descendants of Stanslaus Mugwanya, one of the three regents during the reign of

Daudi Cwa II of Buganda Daudi Chewa II was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1897 until 1939. He was the 34th Kabaka of Buganda has a surviving daughter, Princess Addah Balilara lives in Bujjuko, Kampala Life He was born on 8 August 1896, at Mengo. He was the fi ...

. Settlers on this land are sitting tenants without land titles. They are expected to pay annual lease payments to the respective and owners.

References

External links

Know Uganda: Stanislaus Mugwanya: the father of formal education in Uganda
{{coord, 00, 24, 27, N, 32, 42, 07, E, display=title Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Mukono District