Bugiri

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Bugiri
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Bugiri
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°34′10″N33°44′55″E / 0.56944°N 33.74861°E / 0.56944; 33.74861 Coordinates: 00°34′10″N33°44′55″E / 0.56944°N 33.74861°E / 0.56944; 33.74861
Country Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Region Eastern Uganda
Sub-region Busoga sub-region
District Bugiri District
Elevation
3,540 ft (1,080 m)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
 • Total36,000 [1]

Bugiri is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Bugiri District, and the district headquarters are located there. The town was elevated to Municipal Council status in 2019. [2]

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Location

Bugiri is located approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi), by road, east of Jinja, the largest city in Busoga sub-region, along the Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Tororo Road. [3] This is approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi), by road, southwest of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. [4] The coordinates of the town are:0°34'10.0"N, 33°44'55.0"E (Latitude:0.569450; Longitude:33.748600). [5]

Overview

Lying on the main highway between Kampala and the border towns of Malaba and Busia, Bugiri experiences a lot of automotive traffic carrying passengers and goods wholly within Uganda and to Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [6]

The town is also known as a home of rice growing and processing company Tilda Uganda and its booming sex-trade, particularly in its suburb of Naluwerere. [7] [8]

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of the town at 17,050. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 24,800. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 25,900. [9] In 2014, the national population census put the population at 29,013. [10]

In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Bugiri at 36,000 people. The agency calculated the estimated population growth rate in the town to average 3.92 percent annually, between 2014 and 2020. [1]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or near its borders: [5]

1. A branch of Posta Uganda

2. The headquarters of Bugiri District Administration

3. The offices of Bugiri Town Council

4. Bugiri General Hospital, a 100-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health

5. Bugiri central market

6. Jinja-Malaba Road, passes through the town in a general west to east direction. [5]

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References

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  3. ↑ Google (30 December 2020). "Road Distance Between Jinja And Bugiri" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Google (30 December 2020). "Road Distance Between Bugiri And Mbale" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Google (3 July 2015). "Location of Bugiri At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Geofrey Balamaga (2019). "Countries In East Africa Cut Transit Time". Brussels, Belgium: World Customs Organization Mgazine . Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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  8. ↑ Walukamba, Aldon (11 January 2014). "Bugiri Sex Workers Change Survival Tactics". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  9. ↑ UBOS. "Estimated Population of Bugiri In 2002, 2010 & 2011" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  10. ↑ UBOS (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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