[2] This is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi), north-east of Kayabwe, the town to Buwama's immediate south, along the Masaka Highway.

[3] Buwama is about 71 kilometres (44 mi), by road, south-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital city.

[6] Buwama is a growing urban centre along the Masaka Highway, just north of the Equator.

[1] The town has access to potable piped water following improvements between 2011 and 2017, funded with loans from the African Development Bank.

The first was the town's inability to dispose of garbage in a sustainable, healthy, environmentally friendly manner.