Buwenge

Buwenge
Buwenge is located in Uganda
Buwenge
Buwenge
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°39′01″N 33°10′13″E / 0.65028°N 33.17028°E / 0.65028; 33.17028
Country Uganda
RegionEastern Uganda
Sub-regionBusoga sub-region
DistrictJinja District
Elevation
3,540 ft (1,080 m)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
 • Total
24,200[1]

Buwenge is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It was proposed as the headquarters of Jinja District in 2009 when local district leaders were lobbying government to grant Jinja city status.[2] However, when the district headquarters were relocated 10 years later, Kagoma, a smaller community in Buwenge sub-county was selected as the new district headquarters.[3]

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  3. ^ Daily Monitor (29 May 2019). "Jinja District Relocates Headquarters To Kagoma". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 29 December 2020.