Buwenda
Buwenda is a small village in Uganda located in the Bugiri district, close to the town of Jinja. Buwenda has an elevation of 1,168 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: place in Eastern Region, Uganda
- Also known as: “Buwenda Parish”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jinja Airport and Kiira College Butiki.
Jinja Airport
Aerodrome
Jinja Airport is a small civilian and military airport in Uganda. It serves the town of Jinja in Jinja District, Busoga, Eastern Region. It is adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force at Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja. Jinja Airport is situated 3½ km southeast of Buwenda.
Kiira College Butiki
School
Kiira College Butiki, commonly referred to as Butiki, is an all-boys boarding public secondary school located in Jinja district, in the Eastern region of Uganda. Kiira College Butiki is situated 3½ km northeast of Buwenda.
Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station
Dam
Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Uganda, with an installed capacity of 200 megawatts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jinja.
Jinja
Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jinja is a city of 300,000 people in Uganda. The city is at the source of the Nile, and in Uganda more famously the source of Nile Beer. This is a popular destination for backpackers for its white water rafting.
Buwenda
- Categories: hill and locality
- Location: Mafubira, Butembe, Jinja District, Eastern Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.4763° or 0° 28′ 35″ northLongitude
33.1727° or 33° 10′ 22″ eastElevation
1,168 metres (3,832 feet)Open location code
6GGMF5GF+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1014800945OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ganda—“Buwenda” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buwenda”
- Dutch: “Buwenda”
- Ganda: “Buwenda”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Buwenda-Central and Buwenda-Mataala LC I.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Standrew Primary School and Buwenda Pre-primary School.
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