Butaleja is a town in
Eastern Region of
Uganda
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. It is the district headquarters and the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of
Butaleja District. The district is named after the town.
Location
Butaleja is located approximately southwest of
Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.
It is approximately northwest of
Tororo
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History
Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda Army's Air an ...
, in Tororo District, the nearest large town.
Butaleja is located about northeast of
Kampala
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, the
capital
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Econom ...
and largest city of Uganda.
The coordinates of the town are:0°55'30.0"N, 33°56'42.0"E (Latitude:0.9250; Longitude:33.9450).
Butaleja Town Council sits at an average elevation of above
mean sea level
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.
Population
In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimates the town's population at 5,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 5,700.
In 2014, the national population census put the population of Butaleja at 19,561.
In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Butaleja Town Council at 20,200. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 24,000. Of these, 12,000 (50 percent) were females and another 12,000 (50 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the population growth rate of Butaleja Town to average 3.51 percent, annually, between 2015 and 2020.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within town:
1. The headquarters of
Butaleja District Administration
2. Butaleja Central Market
3. A mobile branch of
PostBank Uganda
4. The offices of Butaleja Town Council
See also
References
External links
To Dispose of Waste In Butaleja, Try The Latrine
{{Butaleja District
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda
Butaleja District