Buwama

Buwama is in Mpigi District on the Kampala–Masaka Road, approximately , by road, south-west of Mpigi, the location of the district headquarters. This is approximately , north-east of Kayabwe, the town to Buwama's immediate south, along the Masaka Highway. Buwama is about , by road, south-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The coordinates of Buwama are 0°03'48.0"N, 32°06'23.0"E (Latitude:0.063333; Longitude:32.106389). The town sits at an average elevation of above sea level. ==Overview==

Buwama is a growing urban centre along the Masaka Highway, just north of the Equator. The town is connected to the national electricity grid. Other facilities available include three farmers markets, a soccer stadium (Archbishop Kasujja Stadium), a police station and a magistrate's court. Also present are two petrol stations, a radio station (103.3 Buwama FM) and a number of schools. Buwama Health Centre III, a public healthcare facility offers healthcare services to the public. ==Population==

The population of Buwama was estimated at 16,000 people, as of June 2017. ==Challenges==

As of June 2017, the town had two major changes. The first was the town's inability to dispose of garbage in a sustainable, healthy, environmentally friendly manner. The other challenge was high level of homicide, with twenty murders in the two years prio to that. ==See also==