Buliisa
Buliisa | |
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Coordinates: 02°07′18″N 31°24′56″E / 2.12167°N 31.41556°E | |
District | Buliisa District |
Area | |
• Total | 33.2 km2 (12.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 627 m (2,057 ft) |
Population (2020 Estimate) | |
• Total | 9,500 |
• Density | 286.4/km2 (742/sq mi) |
Time zone | EAT |
Buliisa, also Bulisa, is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the site of the headquarters of the Buliisa District. Neighborhoods within Buliisa Municipality include Wanseko and Kasenyi.[1]
Location
Buliisa is located in the northwestern corner of Buliisa District, along the shores of
Overview
Buliisa is on the northeastern shores of Lake Albert. The town gained prominence during the 2000s because of the large hydrocarbon deposits that have been discovered underground in the district and elsewhere in the Bunyoro sub-region.[1][6]
Population
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of Buliisa at 7,600 in July 2015. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 9,500. Of these, approximately 5,000 (52.6 percent) are males and approximately 4,500 (47.4 percent) are females. UBOS estimates that the town's population has grown at an average annual rate of 4.56 percent, between 2015 and 2020.[7]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2015 | 7,600 | — |
2020 | 9,500 | +25.0% |
source:[7] |
Infrastructure
The infrastructure already installed or in development in Buliisa Municipality and its neighborhood include: 1. Buliisa Health Center IV[8] 2. Offices of Buliisa Town Council 3. Buliisa Resource Center [9]
4. Offices of Buliisa District Council
The 111 kilometres (69 mi) Hoima–Butiaba–Wanseko Road terminates in Wanseko, a northern suburb of Buliisa Municipality.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Pascal Kwesiga (20 August 2017). "Work on Buliisa oil industrial area begins". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Google (8 October 2020). "Road Distance From Hoima To Buliisa" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Google (8 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Kampala And Buliisa" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Google (8 October 2020). "Location of Buliisa Town, Buliisa District, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Fallingrain (8 October 2020). "Elevation of Buliisa Town, Western Uganda". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- National Public Radio. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b Uganda Bureau of Statistics (1 July 2020). "The population development of Buliisa Municipality as well as related information and services". Kampala: Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- AllAfrica.com). East African Business Week. Kampala. Retrieved 8 October 2020.)
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has generic name (help - ^ a b Ibrahim Kasita (17 May 2011). "Poor skills cost locals juicy oil industry jobs". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Harriet Kugonza (3 April 2020). "Construct works on Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko road halted". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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