Kibulala, Ssingo, commonly known as Kibulala, is a hill in ''Ssingo County'',
Kiboga District
Kiboga District is a district in the Buganda Region of Uganda. The town of Kiboga is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Kiboga District is bordered by Nakaseke District to the northeast and east, Mityana District to the south, M ...
in
Central Uganda
The Central region is one of the four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was . It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recog ...
. The hill rises approximately above sea level. The name also applied to the village that sits on top of the hill and the
Buganda
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cultural site located there.
Location
Kibulala is located approximately , by road, northwest of
Bukomero
Bukomero is a town in Ssingo County, Kiboga District, in the Central Region of Uganda.
Location
The town is located on the Kampala–Hoima Road, approximately
, southeast of Kiboga, where the district headquarters are located. This is approxim ...
, the closest large town and location of the subcounty headquarters.
This is approximately , by road, northwest of
Kampala
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, the
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, and the largest city in that
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n country.
The geographical coordinates of Kibulala, Ssingo are:0°42'41.0"N, 31°55'16.0"E (Laatitude:0.711389; Longitude:31.921111).
Overview
Kibulala, Ssingo is the location of the burial place of
Ssekabaka Wasswa Chwamale Mwanga Winyi, the elder twin brother of
Ssekabaka Kato Kintu Kakulukuku, the first
Kabaka of Buganda
Kabaka is the title of the monarch, king of the Buganda, Kingdom of Buganda.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, According to the traditions of the Baganda, they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the othe ...
. The descendants of Winyi of Kibulala constitute the Buganda Clan known as Ababiito b'eKibulala. The late monarch's burial site is recognized by the Buganda Royal Clan. Naalinnya Dina Kigga Mukarukidi, a sister to the reigning Buganda King,
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, is culturally assigned to the site.
See also
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Winyi of Kibulala
Wasswa Chwamale Mwanga Winyi (''fl.'' early 14th century) was a reigning monarch of Bunyoro-Kitara during the period circa 1300 AD. His chief palace was located at Kibulala, Ssingo, where his remains are buried today. When Prince Kalemeera of Bug ...
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Kintu of Buganda
Kato Kintu Kakulukuku (''fl.'' Late 13th century), known in Bunyoro as Kato Kimera was the first kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda. "Kintu" is an adopted by-name, chosen for Kintu, the name of the first person on earth in Buganda mythology. ...
*
Kimera of Buganda
Kimera was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1374 and 1404. He was the third king of Buganda.
Claim to the throne
Kimera was the only son of Prince Kalemeera, the son of Kabaka Chwa I Nabakka. It has been pointed out by different books an ...
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Kabaka of Buganda
Kabaka is the title of the monarch, king of the Buganda, Kingdom of Buganda.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, According to the traditions of the Baganda, they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the othe ...
References
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Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Kiboga District