Bugala Island
Buggala Island, in Uganda, is the tenth-largest lake island in the world. With an area of 275 km2, it is also the second largest island in Lake Victoria, after Tanzania's Ukerewe Island, and the third largest lake island in Africa, after Ukerewe and Democratic Republic of the Congo's Idjwi.
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Sesse Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Bugala Thermal Power Station.
Bugala Thermal Power Station
Power station
Bugala Power Station is a 1.5 megawatts… Bugala Thermal Power Station is situated 3½ km west of Bugala Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalangala.
Kalangala
Town
Bugala Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Kalangala District, Central Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-0.32028° or 0° 19′ 13″ south
Longitude
32.24389° or 32° 14′ 38″ east
Elevation
1,274 metres (4,180 feet)
Open location code
6GFJM6HV+VH
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Zulu—“Bugala Island” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Бугала”
- Cebuano: “Bugala Island”
- Chinese: “布加拉島”
- Dutch: “Bugala Island”
- Dutch: “Bugala”
- French: “île Bugala”
- French: “Île Bugala”
- Ganda: “Ekizinga Bugala”
- German: “Bugala”
- Korean: “부갈라섬”
- Lithuanian: “Bugalos sala”
- Polish: “Bugala”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Bugala”
- Russian: “Бугала”
- Spanish: “Isla Bugala”
- Zulu: “Bugala Island”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bumangi and Kizira.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bweya and Buyoga.
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