Buloba is an urban area in

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in the Buganda Region of

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. The area is primarily a middle-class residential neighborhood.

Location

Buloba, off Mityana Road at Kinyanya, Kilimamboga

Buloba is on the tarmacked

Kampala–Mityana Road The Kampala–Mityana Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala to the town of Mityana in Mityana District. Location The road begins in the Busega neighborhood, in Lubaga Division, northwestern Kamp ...

. It is approximately , by road, west 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 Buloba Main, immediately north of Buloba Police Station are 0°19'30.0"N, 32°27'26.0"E (Latitude:0.325000; Longitude:32.457222). Buloba lies at an average elevation of , above sea level.

Overview

Buloba is divided into four administrative zones, from east to west: (a) Buloba ku Mwenda ("Buloba Nine Miles"), approximately west of Kampala (b) Buloba Kasero, about west of Kampala (c) Buloba Main, about west of Kampala and (d) Buloba Kiweesa, about west of Kampala. The neighborhood of Buloba has an estimated size of 1,295 hectares (3,200 acres) or 13 km2. When the

Uganda Oil Refinery The Uganda Oil Refinery is a planned crude oil refinery in Uganda. Location The refinery will be built on a piece of land in Kabaale Township, Buseruka Sub-county, Hoima District, Western Region, near the international border with the Democrat ...

is built, it is anticipated that

Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline The Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline (HKPPP) is a proposed pipeline to transport refined oil products from the Uganda Oil Refinery in Hoima to a distribution terminal near Buloba in Wakiso District, approximately , by road, west of Ka ...

, the refined petroleum products will be piped to a location near Buloba, for distribution within Kampala and other towns such as

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Points of interest

Buloba Police Station, an establishment of the

Uganda Police Force The Uganda Police Force is the national police force of Uganda. The head of the force is called the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The current IGP is Martin Okoth Ochola. Ochola replaced former IGP, General Kale Kayihura in March 2018. Rec ...

, is located in "Buloba Main". Health facilities include Buloba Health Centre and Lynaset Health Care Services. The neighborhood also hosts Buloba High School, Buloba Teacher's Training College, Buloba Vocational Institute and a campus of

Africa Renewal University Africa Renewal University (AfRU) is a private Christian university in Uganda. It was founded in 2007 as the Gaba Bible Institute, before being renamed Africa Renewal Christian College. The university's main focus was founded based on Africa's grea ...

. Kasero Church of Uganda and St. Peter Catholic Church are also located here.

References

External links

Government To Construct Oil Storage Facility In Buloba
{{Wakiso District Wakiso District Populated places in Central Region, Uganda