Buloba

Buloba
Buloba

Map of Uganda showing the location of Buloba

Coordinates: 00°19′30″N 32°27′00″E / 0.32500°N 32.45000°E / 0.32500; 32.45000
Country  Uganda
Region Central Uganda
District Wakiso District
County Busiro
Constituency Busiro East
Government
 • Member of Parliament Medard Lubega Sseggona[1]
Elevation 1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Buloba is an urban area in Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda.[2]

Location

Buloba is on the tarmacked Kampala–Mityana Road. It is approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The coordinates of Buloba are 0° 19' 30.00"N, 32° 27' 0.00"E (Latitude:0.3250; Longitude:32.4500).[4]

Overview

Buloba is divided into four administrative zones, from east to west:

When the Uganda Oil Refinery is built, it is anticipated that the finished petroleum products will be piped to a location in Buloba, for distribution within Kampala and other towns such as Entebbe.[5][6]

Points of interest

The following point of interest is found within Buloba or close to its edges:

References

  1. ↑ "Members of the Ugandan Parliament From Buganda Region: Busiro County". Buganda.or.ug. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. ↑ UTG, . "Profile of Wakiso District". Uganda Travel Guide (UTG). Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. ↑ GFC. "Map Showing Kampala And Buloba With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Google (4 July 2015). "Location of Buloba At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ↑ ., . (27 May 2013). "Uganda to Build Petroleum Distribution Terminal and Two New Pipelines". Oil Review Africa. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Ssekika, Edward (21 May 2013). "Government to build oil terminal in Wakiso District". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 00°19′30″N 32°37′00″E / 0.32500°N 32.61667°E / 0.32500; 32.61667

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