Bombo, Uganda


Bombo is a town in Luweero District in the Central Region of Uganda.

Location

Bombo is approximately, by road, north of Uganda's capital, Kampala. The coordinates of Bombo are 0°34'36.0"N, 32°32'42.0"E.

Overview

Bombo is one of three town councils in Luweero District, the other two being Luweero and Wobulenzi. All three town councils are located on the Kampala - Masindi highway, that continues to Gulu and Arua in the Northern Region.
The town has a large Nubian minority, the Nubians having settled there when they came from Sudan to serve in the British Colonial army.
Bombo has an army barracks and was the headquarters of the Ugandan Ministry of Defense until December 2007, when they moved to Mbuya in Nakawa Division in south-eastern Kampala. Bombo, however, remains the headquarters of the Uganda Land Forces.

Former Bombo District

The area in which Bombo town is a main township became Bombo District, one of the first regions that initially received district status when Uganda became independent in October 1962. In 1967, the district was renamed East Mengo. In 1974, Uganda reorganized from districts into provinces, and East Mengo became the Province of Bombo. Provinces were reorganized into districts in 1980, and the district of Luwero was created, with Bombo town as one of the main town councils.

Population

In 2002, the national census estimated the population the town to be 16,699. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, estimated the population at 20,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population ar 21,000. In August 2014, the national population census put the population at 26,370.