Bundibugyo is a town in the Western Region of

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. It is the 'chief town' of

Bundibugyo District Bundibugyo District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The town of Bundibugyo is where both the district headquarters and the Bwamba Kin ...

and the district headquarters are located there.

Location

Bundibugyo is located approximately , by road, west of

Fort Portal Fort Portal formerly Kabarole () is a city located in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and historically of the Tooro Kingdom. Etymology Fort Portal was named after British Diplomac ...

, the nearest large city. The direct distance is much shorter, due to the steep terrain and winding nature of the roads in the neighborhood. The town of Bundibugyo is located approximately , by road, west of

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, the largest city and national

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of Uganda. The geographical coordinates of Bundibugyo town are:0°42'45.0"N 30°03'36.0"E (Latitude:0.712500; Longitude: 30.059999). Bundibugyo Town Council sits at an average elevation of above

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, lying between and above sea level.

Overview

Bundibugyo is one of the most western of all Uganda's district capitals. Although

Kisoro Kisoro is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Kisoro District and the site of the district headquarters. Location Kisoro is approximately west of Kabale, the largest city in the Kigezi sub-region. This is approximat ...

Kanungu Kanungu is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the location of the district headquarters for Kanungu District. Location Kanungu is located approximately , on a winding dirt road, southwest of the town of Rukungiri, the nearest large ...

and

Rukungiri Rukungiri is a town in Rukungiri District of the Western Region of Uganda. It is the site of the district headquarters. Geography Rukungiri is approximately north of Kabale, the largest city in the Kigezi sub-region. It is about , southwest o ...

are located further west than Bundibugyo, it is the only Ugandan district capital located west of the

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. It sits at an altitude of approximately , above sea level. The predominant ethnicities in the town are the Bamba and the

Bakonjo The Konjo, BaKonzo (pl. ''Bakonzo'', sing. ''Mukonzo''), or Konzo, are a Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic group located in the Rwenzori region of Southwest Uganda in districts that include; Kasese, Bundibugyo, Bunyangabu and Ntoroko districts. The Ban ...

. However other ethnicities coexist with them including the

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and the

Banyankole The Nkole people, also known as the Banyankole, are a Bantu ethnic group native to the Ankole region of Uganda. They are primarily found in the southwestern part of the country, in what was historically known as the Ankole Kingdom. The Banyankol ...

Population

The 2002 national census enumerated the population of Bundibugyo at 13,782. In 2010, the

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(UBOS), estimated the population of the town at 20,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Bundibugyo at 21,600. In 2014, the national population census put the town's population at 18,823. In 2015 UBOS estimated the town's population at 19,000. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of Bundibugyo Town Council at 22,300. Of those, 11,400 (51.1 percent) were females and 10,900 (48.9 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of the town increased at an average rate of 3.3 percent annually between 2015 and 2020.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its borders: 1. The headquarters of Bundibugyo District Administration 2. The offices of Bundibugyo Town Council 3. Bundibugyo Central Market, the largest source of fresh produce in the town 4.

Bundibugyo General Hospital Bundibugyo General Hospital, also Bundibugyo District Hospital or Bundibugyo Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda. Location The hospital is located in the town of Bundibugyo, in Bundibugyo District, approximately , by road, we ...

, a 160-bed public hospital administered by the

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5. A branch of

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Bundibugyo Airport Bundibugyo Airport is an airport serving the town of Bundibugyo in the Western Region of Uganda. It is south-west of the town on the Fort Portal–Bundibugyo–Lamia Road. See also * Transport in Uganda *List of airports in Uganda This is ...

, a civilian airport 7. Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist Church, a place of worship affiliated with the Seventh Day Adventist faith.

References

External links

Uganda: Ebola Outbreak; November 2007
{{Bundibugyo District Populated places in Western Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Bundibugyo District Rwenzururu sub-region