Nabumali
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Nabumali | |
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Village | |
  Nabumali | |
| Coordinates: 0°58′50″N 34°12′11″E / 0.980502°N 34.203092°E | |
| Country | Uganda |
| District | Mbale District |
| County | Bungokho County |
| Sub County | Busoba Sub-County |
| Founded by | Semei Kakungulu |
| Elevation | 1,269 m (4,163 ft) |
| Area codes | for multiple area codes |
Nabumali is a village in Mbale District in eastern Uganda. It is known for its high school, which is over 100 years old.
Nabumali is a village in Mbale District.[1] It is off the Tororo – Mbale road, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi), south of the city of Mbale.[2] It is in the foothills of Mount Elgon.[3] Nabumali town council has an area of 11.1 square kilometres (4.3 sq mi). The estimated population as of 2020 was 4,400.[4] The Köppen climate classification is Am : Tropical monsoon climate.[1]
Foundation
At the end of the 19th century the Baganda leader Semei Kakungulu led his army into Bugisu against the Bangokho, then the Bawalasi and Bafumbo further north, and then south to Busoba where he built a fort named Nabumali.[5] From here he raided into the mountains of southern Bugisu. The British followed Kakungulu, and although they placed him in retirement in 1902 in Mbale they used his Ganda followers as police and chiefs.[5]