Buddo hill

Buddo
Buddo is located in Uganda
Buddo
Buddo
Map of Uganda showing the location of Buddo
Coordinates: 00°15′22″N 32°29′10″E / 0.25611°N 32.48611°E / 0.25611; 32.48611
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Uganda
DistrictWakiso District
CountyBusiro
Elevation
1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Buddo, sometimes spelled as Budo, is a hill in Wakiso District, Central Uganda. Phonetically, Buddo is the correct spelling in Luganda, the native language of the local area.[citation needed]

Location

Buddo is located in Busiro County, Wakiso District, off of the Kampala-Masaka Highway, approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) by road southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

Overview.

With a peak at 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea level, Buddo is an important hill in the environs of Kampala. It carries cultural and academic significance. The cultural coronation site, where the Kabaka of Buganda is enthroned in a traditional ceremony is located on Buddo Hill and is known as Naggalabi Buddo.In August 2023 was the reopening of the Kasubi Tombs, a UNESCO World Heritage site, following their restoration after a fire in 2010. The hill is also the location of several elementary, middle and high schools, including Kings College Budo, a prestigious mixed boarding high school, attended by Buganda's Kings starting with Captain Sir Daudi Chwa II, the thirty-fourth (34th) Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, who reigned between 1897 and 1939.

Landmarks

Buddo contains the following landmarks:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "70 years of mixed schooling at King's College bears fruit". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. ↑ "It's a pity Budonians hardly know anything about their school!". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  3. ↑ Road Distance Between Kampala and Buddo with Map
  4. ↑ AINE, ASHLEY AISHA (2024-12-21). "A tour of the refurbished Kasubi tombs ahead of their official reopening". The Observer. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi | Photos, Fire, History, Reconstruction, & Kampala | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  6. ↑ "Kabaka's Trail". Kabaka Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Our History". King's College Budo. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "Coronation hill, Wakiso District, Kampala, Uganda". National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Our History". King's College Budo.
  10. ↑ Reporter, Vision. "Budo Junior: 50yrs of glory, challenges and tragedy". New Vision. Retrieved 2026-10-16.
  11. ↑ "Budo Junior: 50yrs of glory, challenges and tragedy". New Vision.
  12. ↑ "Susan Muwonge: Queen of speed". Daily Monitor.

00°15′22″N 32°29′10″E / 0.25611°N 32.48611°E / 0.25611; 32.48611