Busolwe is a town in the
Eastern Region of
Uganda
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. It is one of the two municipalities in
Butaleja District
Butaleja District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Butaleja, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Butaleja District is bordered by Budaka District to the north, Mbale District to the east, To ...
, the other being
Butaleja
Butaleja is a town in Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Butaleja District and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.
Location
Butaleja is ...
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Location
Busolwe is approximately , by road, southwest of Butaleja, the location of the district headquarters.
This is about , by road, southwest of
Mbale
Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region.
Location
Mbale is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capita ...
, the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
Busolwe is located approximately 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 city.
The geographical coordinates of the town are 0°50'57.0"N, 33°55'37.0"E (Latitude:0.849167; Longitude:33.926944).
Busolwe Town Council sits at an average elevation of above
mean sea level
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Population
The 2002 national census recorded the population of Busolwe at 6276. In 2010, the
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
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Locatio ...
(UBOS) estimated the town's population at 8,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 8,500.
In 2014, the national population census put the population at 13,640.
In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Busolwe at 14,100 people. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 16,800 inhabitants. Of these, 8,700 (51.8 percent) were females and 8,100 (48.2 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the population growth rate of Busolwe Municipality to average 3.56 percent annually between 2015 and 2020.
Points of interest
The following points of interest are found in Busolwe or near its borders:
1.
Busolwe General Hospital
Busolwe General Hospital, also Busolwe Hospital, is a hospital in Busolwe Town, Butaleja District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is a public hospital, owned by the Ugandan Government and is administered by Butaleja District Local Governmen ...
, a 100-bed public hospital administered by the
Uganda Ministry of Health
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2. Busolwe Central Market
3. The offices of Busolwe Town Council
4.
Busolwe Public Library
5. Lunyole Language Association Headquarters.
See also
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Hospitals in Uganda
The largest state-owned hospital in Uganda is Mulago Hospital in Kampala with around 1,500 beds. It was built in 1962.
Ian Clarke, a physician and missionary from Northern Ireland, built the 200-bed International Hospital Kampala, which was the f ...
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List of cities and towns in Uganda
References
External links
Butaleja District Information PortalBusolwe Public Lirary
{{Butaleja District
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Butaleja District