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Bukeerere

Coordinates: 00°24′27″N 32°42′07″E / 0.40750°N 32.70194°E / 0.40750; 32.70194
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Bukeerere
Bukeerere is located in Uganda
Bukeerere
Bukeerere
Map of Uganda showing the location of Bukeerere.
Coordinates: 00°24′27″N 32°42′07″E / 0.40750°N 32.70194°E / 0.40750; 32.70194
Country Uganda
DistrictMukono District
Elevation
1,121 m (3,678 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Bukeerere, sometimes wrongly spelled as Bukerere, is a township in the Central Region of Uganda. The correct phonetic spelling is with two 'e's after the 'k'.[1]

Location

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Bukeerere is in Mukono District, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi), by road, northwest of Mukono, the headquarters of the district.[2] This is approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The coordinates of Bukeerere are 0°24'27.0"N, 32°42'07.0"E (Latitude:0.407498; Longitude:32.701953).[4] The average elevation of Bukeerere is approximately 1,121 metres (3,678 ft) above sea level.[5]

Overview

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The town of Bukeerere is the headquarters of Bukeerere parish, in Goma sub-county, Kyaggwe county.[6] The Bukerere Road leads from Seeta on the Kampala–Jinja Highway through Bukeerere to join the Mukono-Kalagi Road at Kasaayi.[7]

All the land in Bukerere, approximately 1 square mile (640 acres), is mailo land that is owned by the descendants of Stanslaus Mugwanya, one of the three regents during the reign of Daudi Cwa II of Buganda. Settlers on this land are sitting tenants without land titles. They are expected to pay annual lease payments to the respective and owners.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Oluguudo lwe'Bukeerere lukolebwa ddi? (When will Bukerere Road be improved?)". Bukedde Newspaper Online (in Ganda). Kampala. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ GFC (10 January 2016). "Distance between Bukerere Health Center II, Mukono, Central Region, Uganda and Mukono, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ GFC (10 January 2016). "Distance between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Bukerere Health Center II, Mukono, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Location of Bukeerere, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ^ GVI (10 January 2016). "Bukerere populated place, Uganda". Geoview.info (GVI). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ^ Lcmt (10 January 2016). "Villages in Bukerere Parish". Lcmt.org. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. ^ Okedi, Joseph (23 July 2011). "Alarm Bells: Ministry should tamarck Bukerere Road". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. ^ Paul Murungi (27 March 2019). "Bukerere, the virgin area with investment potential". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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00°24′27″N 32°42′07″E / 0.40750°N 32.70194°E / 0.40750; 32.70194

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