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Ugandan settlement Place in Central Region, Uganda
Bulo
Bulo is located in UgandaBuloBuloMap of Uganda showing location of Bulo
Coordinates: 00°06′53″N 32°00′05″E / 0.11472°N 32.00139°E / 0.11472; 32.00139
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Region
DistrictsButambala District
Elevation1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Bulo is a settlement in Butambala District in the Central Region of Uganda.

Location

The settlement is in Bulo Parish, Bulo Sub-county, being one of the seven parishes in that administrative unit.

Bulo is approximately 68 kilometres (42 mi), by road, southwest of Mpigi, the nearest large town. This is approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Bulo are 0°06'53.0"N, 32°00'05.0"E (Latitude:0.114722; Longitude:32.001389).

Overview

On the morning of 28 January 2020, a UPDF Air Force Bell Jet Ranger helicopter, registration number AF-302, on a training mission, with two crew members, crashed into nearby Ndese Hill, killing both occupants.

The deceased were later identified as Major Naomi Karungi, Commander of the UPDF Bell Jet Ranger Squadron and Cadet Pilot Lieutenant Benon Wakalo, both based at Entebbe Air Force Base.

See also

References

  1. LCMT (30 January 2020). "Parishes in Bulo Subcounty, Butambala District, Uganda". Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. Globefeed.com (30 January 2020). "Distance between Mpigi, Mpigi District, Uganda and Ndese, Butambala District, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. Globefeed.com (30 January 2020). "Distance between Kampala, Uganda and Ndese, Butambala District, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. "Location of Bulo, Butambala District, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. Jonathan Kamoga (28 January 2020). "Two Killed In Uganda Military Plane Crash". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. Uganda Radio Network (29 January 2020). "UPDF Chopper Was Zig-Zagging Before Crash - Residents". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

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Butambala District
Capital: Gombe
Parishes
  • Budde
  • Bulo
  • Kalamba
  • Ngando
  • Kibibi
Towns and villages
  • Budde
  • Bulo
  • Gombe
  • Kabasanda
  • Kalamba
  • Ngando
  • Kibibi
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