Bubulo is a ward in
Manafwa District in the east of Uganda.
Location
The Bubulo ward is in Manafwa Town Council, Bubulo West, Manafwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda. The
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
is Am: Tropical monsoon climate.
History
At the end of the 19th century the
Baganda
The Baganda (endonym: ''Baganda''; singular ''Muganda''), are a Bantu ethnic group native to Buganda, a subnational kingdom within Uganda. Traditionally composed of 52 clans (although since a 1993 survey, only 46 are officially recognised), th ...
leader
Semei Kakungulu
Semei Kakungulu (1869 – 24 November 1928) was a Ugandan statesman who founded the Abayudaya (Luganda: ''Jews'') community in Uganda in 1917. He studied and meditated on the Hebrew Bible, Tanakh, adopted the observance of all Moses' commandments ...
led his army into
Bugisu against the Bangokho, then the Bawalasi and Bafumbo further north, and then south to
Busoba where he built a fort named
Nabumali.
From here he raided into the mountains of southern Bugisu.
In 1901 he created the county of Bubulo to be ruled by his lieutenants.
Bukedi District was divided in 1924 into Budama (HQ
Tororo
Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District.
History
Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda Army's Air an ...
),
Bugisu (HQ Bubulo) and Bugwere (HG
Mbale
Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region.
Location
Mbale is approximately northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, on ...
).
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Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda