Bukedea

Bukedea
Bukedea Map of Uganda showing the location of Bukedea.
Coordinates: 01°20′51″N 34°02′40″E
Country	Uganda
Region	Eastern Region of Uganda
Sub-region	Teso sub-region
District	Bukedea District
Government
• Member of Parliament	John Bosco Ikojo
Elevation	1,125 m (3,691 ft)
Population  (2020 Estimate)
• Total	13,900
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Bukedea is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Bukedea District, and the district headquarters are located there.^[1]

Location

Bukedea is situated on the main highway (A-109) between Mbale and Soroti. It is approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi), by road, southeast of Soroti, the largest city in Teso sub-region.^[2] This is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi), by road, northwest of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.^[3] The coordinates of the town are:01 20 51N, 34 02 40E (Latitude:1.347500; Longitude:34.044444).^[4]

Population

Rocks in Kachumbala Subcounty, Bukedea District

According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the population of Bukedea Town in 2015, was 11,300. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 13,900, of whom 7,000 (50.4 percent) were females and 6,900 (49.6 percent) were male. The population of the town was calculated to grow at an estimated rate of 4.23 percent annually between 2015 and 2020.^[5]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2015	11,300	—
2020	13,900	+23.0%
source:[5]

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located within the town limits or close to the edges of town:^[4] (a) the headquarters of Bukedea District Administration (b) the offices of Bukedea Town Council (c) a mobile branch of PostBank Uganda (d) Bukedea central market, the source of fresh daily produce and (e) the Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road passes through town in a general southeast to northwest direction.^[6]

Youth making bricks in Kabarwa Village in Bukedea district Uganda

The area member of parliament (MP), is John Bosco Ikojo, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement political party, who serves as the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on the National Economy in the 11th Parliament (2021–2026).^[7]

Bukedea Teaching Hospital.jpg

See also

• List of cities and towns in Uganda
• Teso sub-region

References

1. Mindat.org (22 July 2021). "Bukedea Town Council, Bukedea County, Bukedea District, Eastern Region, Uganda". Mindat.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
2. "Road Distance Between Soroti, Uganda And Bukedea, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
3. "Road Distance Between Bukedea And Mbale" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
4. "Location of Bukedea, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
5. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Bukedea, Uganda" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
6. "Map Showing Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road Going Through Bukedea Town Council, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
7. Franklin Draku and Arthur Arnold Wadero (16 July 2021). "What Lies Ahead For House Committees". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

External links

• Bukedea Town Rewards Cleanest Homes