Budaka, Uganda

This article is about the town. For the district, see Budaka District.

Budaka is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Budaka District, and the district headquarters are located there.^[2]

Budaka
Budaka Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 01°01′00″N 33°56′42″E / 1.01667°N 33.94500°E / 1.01667; 33.94500
Country	Uganda
Region	Eastern Region of Uganda
District	Budaka District
Elevation	3,810 ft (1,160 m)
Population  (2020 Estimate)
• Total	29,100^[1]

Location

Budaka is approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi), by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region, along the Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road.^[3] This is approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi), by road, north-east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.^[4] The coordinates of the town are:01 01 00N, 33 56 42E (Latitude:1.0150; Longitude:33.9450).^[5] Budaka Town is situated at an average elevation of 1,160 metres (3,806 ft) above mean sea level.^[2]

Population

The 2002 national population census estimated the town's population at 17,000. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the 2010 population at 21,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 21,700.^[6][7]

In 2015, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 24,500. In 2020, according to UBOS, the mid-year population of Budaka was estimated to have increased to 29,100. Of those, 15,100 (51.9 percent) were females and 14,000 (48.1 percent) were males. The population of the town is calculated to have grown at an average annual growth rate of 3.5 percent, between 2015 and 2020, according to UBOS.^[1]

Overview

Naboa Sub-County was given that name by British Colonial masters because the area was full of Grammodes geometrica moths (Nziira) of the family Erebidae.^{[citation needed]}

The Basimba people of the Leopard Clan with the names Katunku, Ngulya, Kaabya, Mwati, Kabolesa, Namuyonjo, Ntembe of Lupada, resident in Naboa Sub-County, Budaka County, Budaka District live among the Bagwere but trace their origin from Tanzania and Zambia.^[8]

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located within the town of Budaka or close to the edges of town:^[5]

1. The headquarters of Budaka District Administration

2. Bugwere Primary School, with enrollment of about 300 students

3. Budaka central market

4. The offices of Budaka Town Council

5. A mobile branch of PostBank Uganda

6. The Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road, passes through town in a general west to east direction.^[5]

See also

• List of cities and towns in Uganda

References

1. UBOS (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Budaka Town, Eastern Region, Uganda". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
2. Cities of Peace, Inc. (2020). "Budka, Uganda: International Cities of Peace". International Cities of Peace. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
3. Google (31 December 2020). "Travel Distance Between Budaka And Mbale In Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
4. Google (31 December 2020). "Road Distance Between Budaka, Uganda And Kampala, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
5. Google (31 December 2020). "Location of Budaka Town" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
6. 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 21 February 2015.
7. UBOS. (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
8. Ethnographic Survey of Africa: East Central Africa, Parts 1-4, International African Institute, 1950, p. 80

External links

• Budaka Town Clerk Interdicted Over Abuse