[2] Buikwe is approximately 67 kilometres (42 mi) east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city[3] and 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Lugazi, the nearest large town.

[5] Buikwe is a small town in the south-east of the Central Region.

It is the home base of the Nalubaale Football Club.

[7] In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Buikwe at 16,800 people.

[1] The following points of interest are found in or near Buikwe Town Council.