Buikwe District

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Buikwe District is an administrative district in central Uganda known for its location along Lake Victoria and proximity to the capital, Kampala.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district of Uganda
belongsToTraditionalKingdom Buganda Kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Buganda
bordersWaterBody Lake Victoria
commonlySpokenLanguage Luganda
country Uganda
dateEstablished 2009
distanceTo approximately 60 kilometers east of Kampala
formedFrom Mukono District
hasAgriculturalProduct food crops
sugarcane
tea
hasBorderWith Buikwe District internal to Lake Victoria shoreline
Buvuma District
Jinja District
Kayunga District
Mukono District
hasCapital Buikwe
hasCoastlineOn Lake Victoria
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale industry
sugarcane farming
tea growing
trade
hasFeature hydropower installations near River Nile outlet vicinity
hasInfrastructure Kampala–Jinja road
hasLakeShoreline Lake Victoria
hasMajorTown Buikwe Town
Lugazi
Njeru
hasSector agriculture
fisheries
manufacturing
trade and services
hasUrbanCenter Lugazi Municipality
Njeru Town Council
locatedIn Buganda
Central Region, Uganda
locatedOnTransportCorridor Kampala–Jinja highway
near Kampala
officialLanguage English
partOf Republic of Uganda
linked to: Uganda
region Central Uganda
linked to: central Uganda
subdivisionType district
timezone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3

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Buvuma District borders Buikwe District
Jinja District borders Buikwe District
Kampala–Jinja Highway passesThrough Buikwe District
Lugazi locatedInAdministrativeEntity Buikwe District
Central Region contains Buikwe District