Lutembe Bay is a wetland on the edge of

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Location

Lutembe Bay is located in Wakiso District and covers areas of Katabi, Kajjansi and Makindye Ssabagabo Town Councils. It lies on these co-ordinates 00°10ʹ N 32°34ʹ E.

Conservation

Lutumbe Bay is one of Uganda's 33

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s and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance. The bay is notable for its population of as many as 1.5m

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. in 2013 a portion of the wetland was illegally filled with soil by the flower export giant Rosebud Ltd.

Importance

The Lutumbe Bay hosts different birds such as white-winged black terns, grey and black headed gulls, gull-billed terns. It is also a breeding ground for some birds from Europe and a tourist place.

Pollution

Agrochemicals from the surrounding flower farms get into the wetland as a result of leaching.

References

Ramsar sites in Uganda Important Bird Areas of Uganda Wakiso District {{Uganda-geo-stub