The name Bukalo is from the word Buikalo which simply means ‘Settlement’ in the Ikuhane language (Chikuhane).

The Subia are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group that migrated southward of Africa.

King Mutwa Liswani II (1965 – 1996) set his palace up in present day Bukalo and established the Subia Royal Headquarters there.

In 2013 it was proclaimed village by the former President of Namibia, Hifikepunye Pohamba.

During the 2020 Local Authority Elections, the SWAPO party obtained 209 votes and gained three seats, and the PDM party received 94 votes and gained two seats.