Butalangu
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|subdivision_name2 = Nakaseke District
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Butalangu is a town in Central Uganda. It is the political and administrative center of Nakaseke District.{{cite web|accessdate=1 August 2017 |location=Kampala |date=28 June 2006 | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200606270868.html| title=Uganda: Nakaseke Headquarters to Be in Butalangu, Otafiire Rules |newspaper=Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com | last=Jane Nafula |first=and Andrew Bagala}}
Location
Butalangu is located west of Luweero, the largest town in the sub-region.{{cite web| url=https://mapcarta.com/29663060 |title=Location of Butalangu Town Council |accessdate= 1 August 2017 |date= 1 August 2017 |
publisher=Mapcarta.com (MCC)|author=MCC}} The Luweero–Butalangu road measures approximately {{convert|29|km|0}}.{{cite web| url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1436716/unra-upgrade-luwero-nakaseke-road | title=UNRA to upgrade Luwero–Nakaseke road |location=Kampala
| accessdate=1 August 2017 | date=3 October 2016 |newspaper=New Vision|
first=Frederick |last=Kiwanuka}} The geographical coordinates of Butalangu are:0°49'22.0"N, 32°14'34.0"E (Latitude:0.822778; Longitude:32.242778).{{google maps|accessdate=1 August 2017|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B049'22.0%22N+32%C2%B014'34.0%22E/@0.8273987,32.2342583,1894m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.8227778!4d32.2427778?hl=en | title= Location of Butalangu, Nakaseke District, Uganda}}
Population
During the national census and household survey of 27 and 28 August 2014, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), enumerated the population of Butalangu at 3,873 people.{{cite web|accessdate=1 August 2017 | url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/NPHC/NPHC%202014%20PROVISIONAL%20RESULTS%20REPORT.pdf | title=National Population and Housing Census 2014: Provisional Results: Appendix 3 - Households and Population by Subcounty/ Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014 |location=Kampala | publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) |date=November 2014| author=UBOS }}
Points of interest
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has requested parliamentary approval to tarmac the Luweero–Butalangu Road from gravel surface to class II bitumen with drainage channels and culverts. The improvements are budgeted at US$40 million co-financed by the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), and are expected to last two years.
A modern abattoir and meat-processing plant are planned within the town limits. The joint venture between Nakaseke District local government and [http://www.ugandameat.ug Uganda Meat Producers Cooperative Union] (UMPCU) is expected to receive donor assistance from Norway.{{cite web|accessdate=1 August 2017 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Nakaseke-still-awaits-modern-abattoir/688342-2014708-ws2qfez/index.html |title=Nakaseke still awaits modern abattoir | date=2 October 2013 | newspaper=Daily Monitor | first=Dan |last=Wandera | location=Kampala}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170802060835/https://schooling.ug/schools-in/nakaseke/wakyato/nakonge/butalangu/ Schools in and near Butalangu]
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Category:Populated places in Uganda