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Butaleja

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Country
  
Uganda

District
  
Butaleja District

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:10 PM

Region
  
Eastern Uganda

Elevation
  
1,100 m

Butaleja

Weather
  
28°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 45% Humidity

Expelled ugandan asian makes emotional return to his butaleja birthplace


Butaleja is a town in Eastern 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.

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Map of Butaleja, Uganda

11 perish in accident on mbale butaleja road


Location

Butaleja is located approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi), by road, southwest of Mbale, the nearest large city. This location is situated approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of the town are:0°55'30.0"N, 33°56'42.0"E (Latitude:0.9250; Longitude:33.9450).

Population

In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimates the town's population at 5,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 5,700. In 2014, the national population census put the population of Butaleja at 19,519.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within town:

  • The headquarters of Budaka District Administration
  • Butaleja Central Market
  • A mobile branch of PostBank Uganda
  • The offices of Butaleja Town Council
  • References

    Butaleja Wikipedia