They rebuilt the village and constructed a fort nearby; the Italians also bestowed honors and powers to a local Guji chief.

[1] In the following decades, Bule Hora became isolated: a group of Swedish missionaries traveling to the Burji in March 1950 brought the first motorized vehicles seen in the town since the Italian occupation.

Its founding leader was Karl Bogetvedt who worked from a little rented house inside the town, with dwelling, school and clinic in the same building.

[2] Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Bule Hora had an estimated total population of 22,784 of whom 12,046 were men and 10,738 were women.

Since the construction of Bule Hora University was delayed beyond its expected completion time, the university started functioning in the campus of Bule Hora College of Teacher Education with a total of 243 regular and 116-weekend degree students and also within 72 academic staff and 164 admin staff in 4 faculties and 6 Departments in the 2011/12 academic year, and transferred to its own campus in September 2012.