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Bamunanika
Bamunanika
	Bamunanika Map of Uganda showing the location of Bamunanika
	Coordinates: 00°41′15″N 32°36′31″E / 0.68750°N 32.60861°E
Country	Uganda
Region	Central Uganda
District	Luweero District
Constituency	Bamunanika County
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Bamunanika, whose correct phonetic spelling is Baamunaanika is a town in, Luweero District in Central Uganda.

Location

Bamunanika is located approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi), by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[1] The coordinates of the town are:00 41 15N, 32 36 31E (Latitude:-0.6875; Longitude:32.6085).

Overview

Bamunanika is the hometown of Dr. John C. Muyingo, He is the current State Minister for Higher Education in the Ugandan Cabinet (2011–Present).^[2] Dr. Muyingo is the Patron of Bamunanika Constituency Education Fund (BACEF), which gives scholarships to less privileged children in Bamunanika who cannot afford school fees. Bamunanika Parliamentary Constituency consists of five sub-counties; namely: Kalagala, Zirobwe, Kikyusa, Bamunanika and Kamira.

Towns in Luweero District

Bamunanika is one of the towns in Luweero District. The other towns in the district include the following:

Bombo
Kalagala
Kalule
Luweero - The location of the district headquarters, approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi), by road, northwest of Bamunanika
Wobulenzi
Ziroobwe

Population

Bamunanika Parliamentary Constituency has a population of about 390,000 people of whom approximately 200,000 are voters. However the human population of Bamunanika Town, is not publicly known as of March 2014.

Landmarks

The landmarks within the town limits or near the town include:

The offices of Bamunanika Town Council
The Bamunanika Palace - One of the palaces of the Kabaka of Buganda.
Bamunanika Central Market

References

External links

00°41′15″N 32°36′31″E / 0.68750°N 32.60861°E / 0.68750; 32.60861

[1] Road Distance Between Kampala and Bamunanika

[2] Profile of Dr. Jojn Chrysostom Muyingo^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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