Bugiri Explained

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.^[1]

Location

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

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.^[2]

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.^{[3] [4]}

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.^[5] In 2014, the national population census put the population at 29,013.^[6]

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.^[7]

Points of interest

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

• A branch of Posta Uganda
• The headquarters of Bugiri District Administration
• The offices of Bugiri Town Council
• Bugiri General Hospital, a 100-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
• Bugiri central market
• Jinja-Malaba Road, passes through the town in a general west to east direction.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Uganda

External links

• Gigantic Tree in Bugiri Town

Notes and References

1. Web site: IGP Ochola Orders Arrest, Trial of Drunken Cop . . 17 February 2020 . Daily Monitor . 30 December 2020 . Kampala.
2. Web site: Countries In East Africa Cut Transit Time . . 2019 . Geofrey Balamaga . 30 December 2020 . Brussels, Belgium.
3. Web site: Minister Explains Cause of Immorality . . 29 January 2007 . 30 May 2014 . Charles . Kakamwa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150704220611/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/17/546054 . 4 July 2015 .
4. Web site: Bugiri Sex Workers Change Survival Tactics. 30 May 2014. Aldon. Walukamba. 11 January 2014 . Uganda Radio Network.
5. Web site: Estimated Population of Bugiri In 2002, 2010 & 2011 . UBOS . Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) . 30 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf . 7 July 2014.
6. Web site: The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants . 27 August 2014. 26 February 2015 . UBOS. Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).
7. Web site: 14 June 2020 . Estimated Population of Bugiri, Uganda . UBOS . Cutypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) . 30 December 2020.