Buikwe

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Buikwe is a district in central Uganda that forms part of the traditional kingdom of Buganda.

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Buikwe District 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district
borders Buvuma District NERFINISHED
Jinja District NERFINISHED
Kayunga District NERFINISHED
Lake Victoria NERFINISHED
Mukono District NERFINISHED
capital Buikwe NERFINISHED
Njeru NERFINISHED
containsTown Buikwe NERFINISHED
Kiyindi NERFINISHED
Lugazi NERFINISHED
Najja NERFINISHED
Ngogwe NERFINISHED
Njeru NERFINISHED
Ssi-Bukunja NERFINISHED
country Uganda
createdFrom Mukono District NERFINISHED
dateEstablished 2009
hasAdministrativeUnitType district
hasHydropowerInstallation Bujagali Hydropower Station NERFINISHED
Kiira Power Station NERFINISHED
Nalubaale Power Station NERFINISHED
hasMajorEconomicActivity subsistence agriculture
hasMajorIndustry fishing
horticulture
sugar production
tea growing
hasTransportInfrastructure Kampala–Jinja Highway NERFINISHED
hasUrbanCenter Buikwe Town NERFINISHED
Lugazi NERFINISHED
Njeru NERFINISHED
knownFor hydropower dams on the Nile
large sugar plantations
proximity to Lake Victoria
localLanguage Luganda NERFINISHED
locatedIn Central Region, Uganda NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
partOf Buganda NERFINISHED
region Central Uganda NERFINISHED
subnationalDivisionOf Uganda NERFINISHED
timeZone East Africa Time
traditionalKingdom Buganda NERFINISHED
utcOffset +3
waterBody Lake Victoria NERFINISHED
River Nile NERFINISHED

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Buganda contains Buikwe