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Bulingugwe Island

Coordinates: 00°13′25″N 32°37′48″E / 0.22361°N 32.63000°E / 0.22361; 32.63000
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Bulingugwe Island
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Geography
Location[Entebbe uganda]] Tel..0708709367
Coordinates00°13′25″N 32°37′48″E / 0.22361°N 32.63000°E / 0.22361; 32.63000
Length3.52 km (2.187 mi)
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RegionCentral Region
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Bulingugwe Island is a small island in northern Lake Victoria. It is about 6 miles (10 km) south of Kampala, Uganda.

Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria.

After the Battle of Mengo Hill (24 January 1892), the Kabaka (King) Mwanga II of Buganda fled to exile there briefly.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mullins, Joseph Dennis (1908). The Wonderful Story of Uganda. Church Missionary Society.