Tea production

The production sector is comprised of five sectors namely: Agriculture, Veterinary Services, Fisheries, Entomology as well as Trade and Industry. The department also ensures that appropriate institutional linkages are maintained with all relevant sector agencies; comprising mostly crop, livestock, fisheries, forestry and industrial

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Fishing on Lake Victoria

Buikwe District lies in the Central region of Uganda, sharing borders with the District of Jinja in the East, Kayunga in the North, Mukono in South West and Buvuma in the South.
The District Headquarters is in Buikwe Town, situated along Lugazi - Kiyindi road (59 Kms East of Kampala City and 39 Kms East of Mukono Town)

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Tourism

Buikwe district is rich in Tourism potentials. These include;
Mabira Forest . This forest located in the tropics north of the shoreline of Lake Victoria, immediately to the west of the River Nile. Mabira covers an area of 306 square kilometres (118 sq mi). It is the biggest forest reserve in central Uganda

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River Sezibwa

Buikwe Fact Sheet

Location Central
Distance from Kampala 37 km
Population 329,900
Culture Baganda
Major Hospital Buikwe
Ecomomic Activity Farming, Fishing