Budadiri is a town in the
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. It is one of the urban centers in
Sironko District.
Location
Budadiri is located approximately , by road, southeast of
Sironko
Sironko is the largest metropolitan area in Sironko District of the Eastern Region of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Sironko is approximately by road, northeast of the city of Mbale on the highway between Mbale and ...
, where the district headquarters are located.
This is approximately , by road, north-east of
Mbale, the largest city in the Bugisu sub-region.
The geographical coordinates of the town are:01°10'17.0"N, 34°20'06.0"E (Latitude:1.171389; Longitude:34.335000).
Budadiri is situated at an average elevation of above sea level.
Overview
Budadiri is located within
Mount Elgon National Park
Mount Elgon National Park is a national park northeast of Lake Victoria. The park covers an area of and is bisected by the border of Kenya and Uganda. The Ugandan part of the park covers while the Kenyan part covers . The Kenyan part of the p ...
, at the foothills of
Mount Elgon
Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within Uganda. . The town is a popular staging area and base camp for climbers who would like to scale the mountain.
Budadiri was awarded Municipality status on 1 July 2009.
The town is served by ''Budadiri Health Centre IV'', a medical facility operated by the
Ugandan Ministry of Health in conjunction with the
Sironko District Local Government. In 2015,
Sarah Achieng Opendi
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Before that, from 6 June 2016 until 14 December 201 ...
, the then State Minister in Charge of Primary Health Care, ordered the immediate transfer of all 48 health workers from Budadiri Health Center IV in Sironko District. The decision followed citizens' complaints against the health workers for theft of government drugs, chronic absenteeism and poor service delivery.
Challenges
The area around Budadiri town is prone of landslides, especially during the rainy season. The terrain is very steep on the slopes of the mountain.
On more than one occasion, landslides have killed people and caused loss and damage of property in the Budadiri area and in other parts of Sironko District.
See also
*
Bugisu sub-region
*
Bagisu
References
External links
FDC Leaders Demand Removal of Landslide Victims from SchoolsAs At 5 January 2020.
{{Sironko District
Sironko District
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda
Bugisu sub-region