Buddo, sometimes spelled as Budo, is a hill in

Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is i ...

, Central Uganda. Phonetically, Buddo is the correct spelling in Luganda, the native language of the local area.

Location

Buddo is located in ''Busiro County'', Wakiso District, off of the

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Masaka Masaka is a city in the Buganda Region of Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District. Location Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The city is close to the Equato ...

Highway, approximately , by road, southwest of

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's capital and largest city.Road Distance Between Kampala and Buddo with Map
/ref> The coordinates of Buddo Hill are: 00 15 22N, 32 29 10E (Latitude:0.2560; Longitude:32.4860).

Overview

With a peak at above sea level, Buddo is an important hill in the environs of Kampala. It carries cultural and academic significance. The cultural coronation site, where the

Kabaka of Buganda the kabaka Palace in kireka Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, According to the traditions of the Baganda they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual an ...

is enthroned in a traditional ceremony is located on Buddo Hill and is known as Naggalabi Buddo. The hill is also the location of several elementary, middle and high schools, including

Kings College Budo King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda (Buganda). Location The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala- Masaka Road. This location lies approximately , by road ...

, a prestigious mixed boarding high school, attended by Buganda's Kings starting with Captain Sir Daudi Chwa II, the thirty-fourth (34th) Kabaka of the

Kingdom of Buganda Buganda is a Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala. The 14 m ...

, who reigned between 1897 and 1939.

Landmarks

Buddo boasts of the following landmarks: *

- A prestigious mixed boarding high school * Budo junior school * Budo Senior Secondary School - A mixed non-residential high school * Kisozi High School Buddo * Naggalabi Buddo - The site where the

is enthroned in a traditional ceremony. * Matutu Memorial Primary School * St. Jude Primary School * Abatec Islamic School

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