Bombo, Uganda

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Bombo
Bombo
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°34′40″N 32°32′42″E / 0.57778°N 32.54500°E / 0.57778; 32.54500
Country Uganda
Region Central Uganda
District Luweero District
Population (2011 Estimate)
 • Total 21,000

Bombo is a town in Luweero District, in Central Uganda.

Location

Bombo is located approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi), by road, north of Uganda's capital, Kampala.[1] The coordinates of the town are:00 34 40N, 32 32 42E (Latitude:0.5777; Longitude:32.5450).

Municipalities in Luweero District

Bombo is a municipality in Luweero District. Other municipalities in the district include:

  • Bamunanika - Located approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi), by road, northeast of Bombo
  • Kalagala - Located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), by road, northeast of Bombo
  • Kalule - Located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), by road, north of Bombo
  • Luweero - Where the district headquarters are located, approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi), by road, north of Bombo
  • Wobulenzi - Located approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi), by road, north of Bombo
  • Ziroobwe - Located approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi), by road, northeast of Bombo.[2]

Overview

Bombo is one of three town councils in Luweero District, the other two being Luweero and Wobulenzi. All three municipalities are located on the Kampala - Masindi highway, that continues to Gulu and Arua in Northern Uganda.

The town has a large Nubian minority, the Nubians having settled there when they came from Sudan to serve in the British Colonial army.[3] Bombo remains the location of an army barracks, and was the headquarters of the Ugandan Ministry of Defense until December 2007, when they were moved to Mbuya, in Nakawa Division in southeastern Kampala. Bombo, however, remains the headquarters of the Uganda Land Forces[4]

Bombo District (now defunct)

Ugandan districts are often named after main municipal centres. The area in which Bombo town is a main township became Bombo District, one of the first regions that initially received district status when Uganda became independent in October 1962. In 1967 the district was renamed East Mengo. In 1974, Uganda reorganized from districts into provinces, and East Mengo became the Province of Bombo. Provinces were reorganized into districts in 1980, and the district of Luwero was created, with Bombo town as one of the main town councils.[5][6]

Population

In 2002, the national census estimated the population the town to be 16,699. In 2008, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Bombo at 19,400.[7] In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Bombo at 21,000.[8]

Landmarks

The landmarks within the town limits and near its borders include:

  • The headquarters of the Uganda Land Forces, a division of the Uganda People's Defense Force
  • A branch of Equity Bank
  • A branch of PostBank Uganda
  • Bombo Military Hospital - Located inside Bombo Military Barracks
  • Don Bosco Catholic Mission Bombo - Branch of international Salesian Missions
  • St. Mary's Senior Secondary School, Namaliga-Bombo
  • Don Bosco Vocational Training Centre, Bombo.
  • St. Josephine Bakhita Children's Home, Bombo.
  • Don Bosco Old Students' Association, Bombo.(DOSA)
  • The main campus of Ndejje University - Located on Ndejje Hill, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), northwest of Bombo.[9]
  • Namaliga Catholic Mission, Kasana-Luwero Catholic Diocese
  • Perry videography and Rihanna electricals located at mpakawero trading center along kiinyo road.

Nubian Cultural Information Centre, an NGO located at 21 miles

External links

See also

References

  1. ↑ Road Distance between Kampala and Bombo with Map
  2. ↑ Road Distance Between Bombo And Ziroobwe With Map
  3. ↑ Baker, Wairama G. (2001). "Uganda: The Marginalization of Minorities." Minority Rights Group
  4. ↑ Defense Headquarters moved from Bombo to Mbuya, The Monitor, December 25, 2007
  5. ↑ "Can Uganda’s economy support more districts?", New Vision, 8 August, 2005
  6. ↑ Districts of Uganda at statoids.com
  7. ↑ 2002 and 2008 Estimated Populations of Ugandan Cities and Towns
  8. ↑ Estimated Population of Bombo In 2011
  9. ↑ Ndejje Hill is located 8km northwest of Bombo


Capital: Luweero
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Coordinates: 00°34′40″N 32°32′42″E / 0.57778°N 32.54500°E / 0.57778; 32.54500

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