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Bulo, Uganda

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Coordinates: 00°06′53″N 32°00′05″E / 0.11472°N 32.00139°E / 0.11472; 32.00139
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Bulo
Bulo is located in Uganda
Bulo
Bulo
Map 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
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

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

Location

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The settlement is in Bulo Parish, Bulo Sub-county, being one of the seven parishes in that administrative unit.[1]

Bulo is approximately 68 kilometres (42 mi), by road, southwest of Mpigi, the nearest large town.[2] This is approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The coordinates of Bulo are 0°06'53.0"N, 32°00'05.0"E (Latitude:0.114722; Longitude:32.001389).[4]

Overview

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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.[5]

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.[6]

See also

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References

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  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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