Bukeerere, sometimes wrongly spelled as Bukerere, is a township in the Central Region of

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

. The correct phonetic spelling is with two 'e's after the 'k'.

Location

Bukeerere is in

Mukono District Mukono is one of the districts in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mukono serves as the district headquarters and is home to the district's main commercial center. Location Mukono District is bordered by Kayunga District to the nort ...

, , by road, northwest of

Mukono Mukono Town is a municipality in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is administered by the Mukono Town Council. The district headquarters are located in this town. Location Mukono Municipality is east of Kampala ...

, the headquarters of the district. This is approximately , by road, northeast of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...

, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Bukeerere are 0°24'27.0"N, 32°42'07.0"E (Latitude:0.407498; Longitude:32.701953). The average elevation of Bukeerere is approximately above sea level.

Overview

The town of Bukeerere is the headquarters of Bukeerere parish, in Goma sub-county, Kyaggwe county. The Bukerere Road leads from Seeta on the

Kampala–Jinja Highway The Kampala–Jinja Highway is a road in Uganda, connecting the cities of Kampala and Jinja, Uganda, Jinja. Sometimes referred to as Kampala–Jinja Road, it is a busy road, with several towns, trading centers and other points of interest alon ...

through Bukeerere to join the

- Kalagi Road at Kasaayi. All the land in Bukerere, approximately , is mailo land that is owned by the descendants of Stanslaus Mugwanya, one of the three regents during the reign of

Daudi Cwa II of Buganda Daudi Cwa II was the 34th Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda who ruled from 1897, when he was an infant, until his death in 1939. Life He was born on 8 August 1896, at Mengo Palace. He was the fifth son of Kabaka Danieri Basammula-Ekkere Mwan ...

. Settlers on this land are sitting tenants without land titles. They are expected to pay annual lease payments to the respective and owners.

References

External links

Know Uganda: Stanislaus Mugwanya: the father of formal education in Uganda
{{coord, 00, 24, 27, N, 32, 42, 07, E, display=title Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Mukono District