Buyende


Buyende is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Buyende District.

Location

Buyende is approximately north of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region. This is approximately, by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.
Buyende is located approximately, north-east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city. The coordinates of the town are:1°08'51.0"N, 33°09'40.0"E.

Population

In 2014, the national population census put the population of Buyende town at 23,039

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town:

Challenges

Buyende Town attained municipality status when its home district, split from Kamuli District, on 1 July 2010. The town's main challenges include the following:
1. Lack of piped potable water. Buyende depends on communal boreholes for its water needs.
2. The absence of a sewerage system. There are no public toilet facilities in the town for residents and their visitors.
3. The town does not have a centralized garbage disposal system. Trash was observed to be strewed across public spaces in 2013.
4. Inadequate distribution of grid network electricity, with 80 percent of the residents dependent on kerosene lamps for lighting.
5. Domestic animals, including cattle, goats, sheep, and chicken roam freely in town without any restriction.