Buku
in Wakiso District of Central Region, Uganda
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Entebbe International Airport (2 mi) - Jinja Airport (59 mi)
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Bukoba Airport (105 mi) - Masindi Airport (126 mi)
- Tororo Airport (127 mi)
- Mbarara Airport (134 mi)
- Soroti Airport (141 mi)
- Musoma Airport (144 mi)
- Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Uganda Wildlife Education Center (zoo, (3 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.067 and 32.433 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 4' 0" and E 32° 25' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shilling - UGX
- Spoken languages:
- English, Ganda, Swahili, Arabic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:25 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:32 am and 6:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 1.983 and -157.365 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Banana Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Uganda.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Uganda. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Buku
Buku in Wakiso District (Central Region) is a place in Uganda about 20 mi (or 32 km) south-west of Kampala, the country's capital city.
Current time in Buku is now 06:25 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kampala with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports near Buku. The closest airport in Uganda is Entebbe International Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), North. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mpigi, Kampala, Kampala Central Division, Wakiso and Gombe. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 97% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
21°C (71 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
23°C (74 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Protea Hotel Entebbe
BEST WESTERN PREMIER GDN ENTEB
Thames Hotel
Airport View Hotel
Victoria Region Motel
Marphie
CITYBLUE HOTEL AND SUITES KAMPALA UGANDA
IMPERIAL GOLF VIEW HOTEL
IMPERIAL RESORT BEACH HOTEL
IMPERIAL BOTANICAL BEACH HOTEL
Videos from this area
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Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel - Beach
At the beach of this hotel, sometimes birds can be spotted.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Operation Entebbe
Operation Entebbe was a counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976. A week earlier, on 27 June, an Air France plane with 248 passengers was hijacked, by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the German Revolutionary Cells, and flown to Entebbe, near Kampala, the capital of Uganda.
Entebbe
Entebbe is a major town in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, the town was at one time, the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda, prior to Independence in 1962. Entebbe is the location of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest commercial and military airport, best known for the dramatic rescue of 100 hostages kidnapped by the resistance group of the PFLP and Revolutionary Cells (RZ) organizations.
Entebbe International Airport
Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda.
Imperial Resort Beach Hotel
Imperial Resort Beach Hotel is a hotel in Entebbe, Uganda.