Bulingugwe Island

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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)
Administration
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.

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.