Bukaya West
Bukaya West is a village in Buikwe District, Central Uganda. Bukaya West is situated nearby to the village Kyagwe, as well as near the locality Source of Nile Gate.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jinja Hospital and Nile International Hospital.
Jinja Hospital
Hospital
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Jinja Hospital, is a hospital in the city of Jinja, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. This 600-bed medical facility is the largest hospital in eastern Uganda, although many more patients are admitted beyond its sanctioned capacity, with many having to sleep on the floor.
Nile International Hospital
Hospital
Nile International Hospital is one of the biggest hospitals in Uganda and specifically the biggest in the Eastern Region Eastern Region, Uganda. It is located in Jinja City the second largest city next to Kampala in Uganda. Nile International Hospital is situated 4 km northeast of Bukaya West.
Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station
Dam
Photo: Fredrick Onyango, CC BY 2.0.
Nalubaale Power Station, formerly known as Owen Falls Dam, is a hydroelectric power station across the White Nile near its source at Lake Victoria in Uganda. Nalubaale is the Luganda name for Lake Victoria. Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 3½ km north of Bukaya West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jinja and Buwenda.
Jinja
Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jinja is a major city in eastern Uganda, about 81 kilometers east of Kampala on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. Famous as the "Adventure Capital of East Africa," it is celebrated as the historic source of the Nile River.
Buwenda
Village
Buwenda is a small village in Uganda located in the Bugiri district, close to the town of Jinja. Buwenda is situated 7 km north of Bukaya West.
Nyenga
Village
Nyenga is an urban division of one of the municipalities in Buikwe District, in the Central Region of Uganda. Nyenga Division is one of the three divisions of the city of Njeru. The other two divisions are Wakisi Division and Njeru Division. Nyenga is situated 7 km southwest of Bukaya West.
Bukaya West
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Buikwe District, Central Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.41537° or 0° 24′ 55″ northLongitude
33.19252° or 33° 11′ 33″ eastOpen location code
6GGMC58V+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 9492274449OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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