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Busega
Busega is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Busega is in Lubaga Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Uganda's capital city. Busega is bordered by unincorporated Wakiso District to the north, Namungoona to the north-east, Lungujja to the east, Nateete to the south, and Buloba to the west. This is approximately , by road, south-west of Kampala's central business district. The coordinates of Busega are 0°18'36.0"N, 32°31'12.0"E (Latitude:0.3100; Longitude:32.5200). Overview Busega was the location of the first recorded killing of young Christians Makko Kakumba, Yusuf Rugarama, and Nuwa Sserwanga, all of them belonging to the Anglican faith. They were dismembered and burned on 31 January 1885 on the orders of Mwanga II of Buganda the Kabaka of Buganda. The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, which was opened in October 2009, ends in Busega where it joins the Entebbe-Kampala Highway, the dual-carriage toll expressway currently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, often referred to as the Northern Bypass, is a road in Uganda. It forms a semicircle across the northern suburbs of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The road was constructed to relieve traffic congestion within the city center, allowing cross-country traffic to bypass the city's downtown area. Location The bypass stretches from Namboole, approximately to the east of downtown Kampala. The highway winds through the suburbs of Naalya, Kiwaatule, Kulambiro, Kigoowa, Bukoto, Mulago, Makerere, Bwaise, Kawaala, and Namungoona, to end at Busega, approximately west of the city. The highway measures approximately in length. The coordinates of the road at its northernmost point are . Overview The bypass opened to traffic on 1 October 2009. Constructed between 2004 and 2009, the bypass is about long. The project was funded by the European Union and the Uganda government. Expansion In August 2012, Ugandan print media reported that expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampala–Masaka Road
The Kampala–Masaka Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala to the southwestern town of Masaka in Masaka District. The first of this road, is in the process of being developed into the Kampala–Mpigi Expressway. Location The road begins in the Kibuye neighborhood, in Makindye Division, southwestern Kampala. It continues to Busega, then through Kyengera, Nsangi, Mpigi and Lukaya, to end at Masaka, a distance of approximately . Overview This road is one of the busiest in the country, with an average daily traffic count of 20,908 vehicles in 2008. In 2009, the government of Uganda (GOU), began to upgrade the previously bitumen-surfaced road in poor state, to grade II bituminous surface with drainage channels, culverts and shoulders. The first phase of improvements began in 2009 and ended in 2011, fully funded by the GOU. The first phase cost US$44.8 million (about Sh103 billion). During the second phase of the road improvement, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyengera
Kyengera is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is one of the urban centers in Wakiso District. As of 2014, the town has a population of 198. Location The town is on the tarmacked, all-weather Kampala-Masaka Highway. Kyengera is approximately , by road, south-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 0°17'46.0"N, 32°30'19.0"E (Latitude:0.296112; Longitude:32.505275). Points of interest The following points of interest lie within the town limits or near the edges of town: * Offices of Kyengera Town Council. * Mugwanya Summit College (Secondary School) * Kabojja Campus of Islamic University in Uganda, which admits only females, is about east of Kyengera. * Kyengera is the first urban centre enroute Southwest upon exiting both the Northern Bypass and Entebbe Airport Expressway, whose interchange is Busega Roundabout in Busega - Located on the edge of Kampala city, about (2.5 miles) north of Kyengera. The roundabout is the wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungujja
Lungujja is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Lungujja is located in Lubaga Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by Lubya to the north, Mengo to the east, Lubaga to the southeast, Nateete to the south and Busega to the west. This location is approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala's central business district. The coordinates of Lungujja are:0°18'36.0"N, 32°32'24.0"E (Latitude:0.3100; Longitude:32.5400). Overview Lungujja is primarily a middle-income residential neighborhood, with upscale residencies mixed in with the more modest homes. Kamaanya Road, which runs from Busega to the west to Sentema Road to the east, passes through Lungujja. Mackay College, a private institution of secondary education, is located in Lungujja. During the 2000s, Lungujja has been plagued by an increase in crime, particularly, armed robbery, both random and pre-meditated. Lungujja remains one of the few residentia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nateete
Nateete is a location in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. Location Nateete is located in Lubaga Division, on the southwestern edge of the city of Kampala. It is bordered by Busega to the north, Lungujja to the northeast, Lubaga to the northeast, Ndeeba to the southeast, Mutundwe to the south and Buloba to the west. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Nateete is approximately . Overview Nateete lies on the main highway (A-109), between Kampala and Masaka. There is a major intersection in Nateete, where the highway to Mityana, Mubende, Fort Portal and on to the Democratic Republic of the Congo splits off the highway to Masaka, Mbarara, Kabale and on to Kigali in Rwanda. At the same location, the Kampala ''Northern Bypass'', a double carriageway highway bypassing downtown Kampala, re-joins the highways to the Rwanda and the Congo, having split off the Kampala-Jinja Highway at Namboole, in Kira. Today, Nateete is a busy, growing metropolitan ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpigi
Mpigi is a town in Mawokota County, Mpigi District, in Central Uganda. Mpigi is the municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters of Mpigi District. The district is named after the town. Location Mpigi is an important transit town located approximately southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, along the Kampala–Masaka Road. The location of Mpigi town makes it an access point to the districts of Mpigi, Wakiso, Butambala, Gomba, Mityana, Kalungu and Kalangala, through various fishing landing sites on the shores of Lake Victoria. On Mbale Hill, which lies within the town, resides one of Buganda's most renowned traditional gods; Kibuuka Omumbaale. This hill is the ancestral home of the "Ndiga" (sheep) clan. The geographical coordinates of the town are 0°13'48.0"N 32°19'48.0"E (Latitude:0.2300, Longitude:32.3300). Mpigi Town Council sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level. Population At the 2002 national census, the population of Mpig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubaga Division
Rubaga Division, also Lubaga Division, is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Rubaga, where the division headquarters are located. Location Rubaga Division lies in the western part of the city, bordering Wakiso District to the west and south of the division. The eastern boundary of the division is Kampala Central Division. Kawempe Division lies to the north of Rubaga Division. The coordinates of the division are 00 18N, 32 33E (Latitude:0.3029; Longitude:32.5529). Neighbourhoods in the division include Mutundwe, Nateete, Ndeeba, Kabowa, Najjanankumbi, Lungujja, Busega, Lubaga, Mengo, Namungoona, Lubya, Lugala, Bukesa, Namirembe, Naakulabye, Kasubi, and Kawaala. Points of interest The following points of interest are located in Rubaga Division: * Saint Mary's Cathedral Rubaga * Residence of the Cardinal of Kampala * Residence of the Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese * Lubaga Hospital - A 274-bed community hospital owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bweyogerere
Bweyogerere is one of the six townships or wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District in southern central Uganda. The other five wards are Kimwaanyi, Kira, Kireka, Kirinnya and Kyaliwajjala. Location Bweyogerere is located on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately , east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the township are:0°21'09.0"N 32°39'49.0"E (Latitude:0.352500; Longitude:32.663611). Overview Bweyogerere is on a hill that rises to a peak of above sea level. Mandela National Stadium is located in the southwestern corner of Bweyogerere, on the southern side of the Kampala–Jinja Highway. Kampala Industrial and Business Park, one of the designated industrial areas within the greater Kampala Metropolitan Area is in Namanve, to the east and southeast of Bweyogerere. The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, a dual carriageway road forming an arc around the northern half of the city of Kampala, leaves the Kampala-Jinja Highway at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namungoona
Namungoona is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Namungoona is bordered by unincorporated Wakiso District to the west, northwest and to the north, the Kampala–Hoima Road and Kawaala to the east, Kasubi to the southeast, Lubya and Lusaze to the south and Busega to the southwest. This location is approximately , by road, northwest of the downtown area of Kampala. The coordinates of Namungoona are:0°19'59.0"N, 32°32'03.0"E (Latitude:0.333050; Longitude:32.534175). Demographics Namungoona is primarily a middle-income residential neighborhood, including high-rise apartment complexes and semi-detached family housing., with middle-class single-family residences interspersed between the apartment towers. Transport and facilities The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway passes through Namungoona. Also located in this area is the headquarters of the Uganda Orthodox Church, together with a hospital and two schools. Points of interest The followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Vision
The ''New Vision'' is a Ugandan English-language newspaper published daily in print form and online. Overview ''New Vision'' is one of two main national English-language newspapers in Uganda, the other being the ''Daily Monitor''. It is published by the Vision Group, which has its head office on First Street, in the Industrial Area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city in that East African country. History It was established in its current form in 1986 by the Ugandan government. It was founded in 1955 as the ''Uganda Argus'', a British colonial government publication. Between 1962 and 1971, the first Obote government kept the name of its daily publication as ''Uganda Argus''. Following the rise to power of Idi Amin in 1971, the government paper was renamed ''Voice of Uganda''. When Amin was deposed in 1979, the second Obote government named its paper ''Uganda Times''. When the National Resistance Movement seized power in 1986, the name of the daily newspaper was chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kireka
Kireka is the name of a township in Central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or ''Wards'' that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. The other five ''Wards'' in Kira Municipality are Bweyogerere Ward, Kimwaanyi Ward, Kira Ward, Kirinnya Ward and Kyaliwajjala Ward. Location The township is bordered by Kyaliwajjala to the north, Bweyogerere to the east, Kirinnya to the south, Banda to the west, Kyambogo and Naalya to the northwest. Kireka is situated on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately , east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the township are:00 20 48N, 32 39 00E (Latitude:0.346667; Longitude:32.650000). Overview Kireka is a busy township that grew out of a shopping center in the 1950s and 1960s. It is predominantly a working class city suburb with shops, restaurants, Internet cafes, banks, several gas stations and a post office. There is a large central market where farmers bring their produce to sell to the city fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Uganda
The regions of Uganda are known as Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern. These four regions are in turn divided into districts. There were 56 districts in 2002, which expanded into 111 districts plus one city (Kampala) by 2010. The national government interacts directly with the districts, so regions do not have any definite role in administration. Under British rule before 1962, the regions were functional administrative units and were called provinces, headed by a Provincial Commissioner. The central region is the kingdom of Buganda, which then had a semi-autonomous government headed by the Kabaka (king). The equivalent of the Provincial Commissioner for Buganda was called the Resident.Uganda Protectorate annual report, Government Printer, Entebbe, 1959 At Uganda's 2002 census, the Central region (It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda) contained 27 percent of the country's populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
