Bukungu


Bukungu is a town in the Buyende District of the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Location

Bukungu is in extreme northern Buyende District, at the northern end of the Kamuli-Bukungu Road. This is approximately, by road, northwest of Kamuli, the nearest large town. This is about, by road, northwest of Buyende, where the district headquarters are located.
Bukungu is located approximately northwest of Jinja, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region. The coordinates of the town are:01°26'10.0"N, 32°52'07.0"E.

Overview

Bukungu is the location of the headquarters of Bukungu Parish, one of the parishes in Kidera Sub-county, a constituent of Buyende District. Bukungu is close to the point where the Victoria Nile enters Lake Kyoga, to the west of town. The town sits on a peninsula that projects into Lake Kyoga. The town and surrounding villages constitutes a very low income community, where sanitation and sourcing clean, drinking water is a challenge.