Busolwe
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Busolwe is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is one of the two municipalities in Butaleja District, the other being Butaleja.{{cite web|url=http://uganda.places-in-the-world.com/8657691-municipality-busolwe-town-council.html | title=Busolwe Town Council is a municipality in Bunyole County in Butaleja District in Eastern Region in Uganda |date=January 2021 |publisher=Places In The World |access-date=20 January 2021 | author=Places in the World}}
Location
Busolwe is approximately {{convert|10|km|0}}, by road, southwest of Butaleja, the location of the district headquarters.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Busolwe+Hospital,+Busolwe/Butaleja+Town+council/@0.8733111,33.8629902,11.79z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177f25aa6c97d683:0xd2c5bcfe03ba0bcb!2m2!1d33.9295277!2d0.8494681!1m5!1m1!1s0x177f2e309178f28b:0xb9a648482ccfde97!2m2!1d33.9601886!2d0.9170939!3e0 |title=Travel Distance Between Butaleja Town Council And Busolwe General Hospital |access-date=20 January 2021}} This is about {{convert|49|km|0}}, by road, southwest of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Busolwe+Hospital,+Busolwe/Mbale+Hospital,+Pallisa+Road,+Mbale%2FP.O.Box+921+Pallisa,+Mbale/@1.0169644,33.9868205,11z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177f25aa6c97d683:0xd2c5bcfe03ba0bcb!2m2!1d33.9295277!2d0.8494681!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778b66cd8569acb:0x4eec5b95578410bc!2m2!1d34.1762996!2d1.0766183!3e0 |title=Road Distance between Busolwe, Uganda And Mbale, Uganda |access-date=21 January 2021}}
Busolwe is located approximately {{convert|236|km}} northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Busolwe+Hospital,+Busolwe/Mulago+Hospital,+Kampala/@0.6783114,32.8005046,8z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177f25aa6c97d683:0xd2c5bcfe03ba0bcb!2m2!1d33.9295277!2d0.8494681!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbb0f51509de1:0xea12334542674d8c!2m2!1d32.5761312!2d0.3380637!3e0 |title=Travel Distance Between Busolwe, Uganda And Kampala, Uganda |access-date=21 January 2021}} The geographical coordinates of the town are 0°50'57.0"N, 33°55'37.0"E (Latitude:0.849167; Longitude:33.926944).{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B050'57.0%22N+33%C2%B055'37.0%22E/@0.8495455,33.9255312,1110m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.8491667!4d33.9269444 |title=Location of Busolwe, Eastern Region, Uganda |access-date=21 January 2021}} Busolwe Town Council sits at an average elevation of {{convert|1100|m}} above mean sea level.{{cite web| publisher=The World Bank Group |date=April 2018 | url=https://ewsdata.rightsindevelopment.org/files/documents/82/WB-P163782_Zv1nu6d.pdf |title=Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Mbale & Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project, Final Report |author=AWE Environmental Engineers EIA Partnership |access-date=21 January 2021 |location=Kampala |format=Reference No.: NWSC-HQRS/SRVCS/ 13-14/158804}}
Population
The 2002 national census recorded the population of Busolwe at 6276. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the town's population at 8,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 8,500.{{cite web| url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |date=2012 |title=Estimated Population of Busolwe In 2002, 2010 & 2011 |
publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=21 January 2021 |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |location=Kampala |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |archive-date=2014-07-07 |
format=Archived from the original on 7 July 2014}} In 2014, the national population census put the population at 13,640.{{cite web|publisher=Citypopulation.de |date=14 June 2020 |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/cities/?cityid=33003 |title=The population of all Ugandan cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=21 January 2021 |format=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}
In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Busolwe at 14,100 people. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 16,800 inhabitants. Of these, 8,700 (51.8 percent) were females and 8,100 (48.2 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the population growth rate of Busolwe Municipality to average 3.56 percent annually between 2015 and 2020.{{cite web|publisher=Citypopulation.de | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/eastern/admin/butaleja/SC1121__busolwe/ |title=Population Estimates For Busolwe Municipality |date=14 June 2020 |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=21 January 2021 |format=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}
Points of interest
The following points of interest are found in Busolwe or near its borders:
1. Busolwe General Hospital, a 100-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
2. Busolwe Central Market
3. The offices of Busolwe Town Council
5. Lunyole Language Association Headquarters.
See also
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081013230734/http://www.butaleja.go.ug/ Butaleja District Information Portal]
- [http://busolwepubliclibrary.yolasite.com Busolwe Public Library]
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Category:Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda