Bubulo | |
|---|---|
Ward | |
  Bubulo | |
| Coordinates: 0ยฐ56โฒ59โณN 34ยฐ16โฒ27โณE๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ0.949684ยฐN 34.274034ยฐE | |
| Country | Uganda |
| District | Manafwa District |
| County | Bubulo West |
| Town Council | Manafwa |
| Elevation | 1,209ย m (3,967ย ft) |
| Area codes | for multiple area codes |
Bubulo is a ward in Manafwa District in the east of Uganda.
Location
editThe Bubulo ward is in Manafwa Town Council, Bubulo West, Manafwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda. The Kรถppen climate classification is Am: Tropical monsoon climate.[1]
History
editAt the end of the 19th century the Baganda leader Semei Kakungulu led his army into Bugisu against the Bangokho, then the Bawalasi and Bafumbo further north, and then south to Busoba where he built a fort named Nabumali. From here he raided into the mountains of southern Bugisu. In 1901 he created the county of Bubulo to be ruled by his lieutenants.[2] Bukedi District was divided in 1924 into Budama (HQ Tororo), Bugisu (HQ Bubulo) and Bugwere (HG Mbale).[3]
Notes
edit- ^ Bubulo ... Mindat.
- ^ Heald 1989, p.ย 24.
- ^ Hirst 2010, p.ย 95.
Sources
edit- "Bubulo, Manafwa Town Council, Bubulo West, Manafwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda", Mindat, retrieved 2021-03-10
- Heald, Suzette (1989), Controlling Anger: The Sociology of Gisu Violence, Manchester University Press, ISBNย 978-0-7190-2566-2}
- Hirst, Michael A. (September 2010), "The Changing Pattern of District Administrative Centres in Uganda since 1900", Geographical Analysis, 3 (1): 90โ98, doi:10.1111/j.1538-4632.1971.tb00351.x, retrieved 2021-03-01
