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Kibuli
Kibuli is a hill in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. The area is a suburb in the city centre and its name also applies to the commercial and residential neighbourhoods on that hill. Location Kibuli Hill is bordered by Kololo to the north, Nakawa and Mbuya to the northeast, Namuwongo to the east, Muyenga to the southeast, Kabalagala to the south, Nsambya to the southwest, the Queen's Clock Tower to the east and Nakasero to the northeast. Kibuli is located approximately east of Kampala's central business district. The coordinates of Kibuli Hill are:0°18'36.0"N, 32°35'42.0"E (Latitude:0.3100; Longitude:32.5950). Kibuli Hill rises , above mean sea level. Overview The land where the Kibuli Mosque stands today was donated by Prince Nuhu Mbogo, a member of the Buganda Royal Family, who built the first mosque there in 1892. Prince Badru Kakungulu, a son of Price Nuhu Mbogo donated most of the land to the Ugandan Moselem community. That land today ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibuli Hospital
Kibuli Hospital, sometimes referred to as Kibuli Muslim Hospital (KMH), is a hospital in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location KMH is located on Kibuli, Kibuli Hill in Makindye Division, in the southeastern part of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The hospital is approximately southeast of Kampala's central business district, adjacent to Kibuli Mosque and Kibuli Secondary School. This is about , southeast of Mulago National Referral Hospital. The geographical coordinates of the hospital are 0°18'33.0"N, 32°35'43.0"E (Latitude:0.309167; Longitude:32.595278). Overview KMH was founded as an outpatient facility on land that had been donated in the 1930s by ''Prince Badru Kakungulu''. The hospital added an inpatient unit with 59 beds in 1995. In 2005, the hospital opened an emergency medicine department, along with an outpatient wing. KMH is assigned a health sub-district within Makindye Division East, where it carries out primary health care activitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibuli Secondary School
Kibuli Secondary School (KSS) is a mixed boarding junior (S1-S4) and senior (S5-S6) school in Uganda. Location KSS is located on Kibuli Hill, in Makindye Division, in the south-central part of the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Kibuli Secondary School are:0°18'38.0"N, 32°35'51.0"E (Latitude:0.310556; Longitude:32.597500). Overview The school is affiliated with the Muslim faith, but admission is based on academic performance and is open to any interested student, regardless of religious beliefs. The schools has a reputation of being a leading academic center with a history of sporting achievements. History Prince Badru Kakungulu, a Buganda Royal, who lived during the early 20th Century, donated the on Kibuli Hill, where the school was constructed. The school was founded in 1959. Notable alumni The following are some of the prominent people who have gone through the school: * Nancy Kacungira - Journalist, reporter and presenter at BBC on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Medical School
Habib Medical School (HMS) is the school of medicine of the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), one of Uganda's private universities. The school is the newest medical school in the country, having been part of IUIU since 2014. The school provides medical education at diploma and undergraduate levels. Location The medical school is located at the Kampala campus of Islamic University in Uganda, on Kiuli Hillvand adjacent to Kibuli Hospital. This location is approximately , by road, south-east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Habib Medical School are:0°18'37.0"N, 32°35'40.0"E (Latitude:0.310278; Longitude:32.594444). Overview Habib Medical School constitutes the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Islamic University in Uganda. The faculty is headed by a Dean, who is deputized by a Deputy Dean. Many of the academic positions within the faculty are yet to be filled. The teaching disciplines of the medical school are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampala District
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Rubaga Division. Kampala's metropolitan area consists of the city proper and the neighboring Wakiso District, Mukono District, Mpigi District, Buikwe District and Luweero District. It has a rapidly growing population that is estimated at 6,709,900 people in 2019 by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in an area of . In 2015, this metropolitan area generated an estimated nominal GDP of $13.80221 billion (constant US dollars of 2011) according to Xuantong Wang et al., which was more than half of Uganda's GDP for that year, indicating the importance of Kampala to Uganda's economy. Kampala is reported to be among the fastest-growing cities in Africa, with an annual population growth rate of 4.03 percent, by City Mayors. Mercer (a New York-based c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Rubaga Division. Kampala's metropolitan area consists of the city proper and the neighboring Wakiso District, Mukono District, Mpigi District, Buikwe District and Luweero District. It has a rapidly growing population that is estimated at 6,709,900 people in 2019 by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in an area of . In 2015, this metropolitan area generated an estimated nominal GDP of $13.80221 billion (constant US dollars of 2011) according to Xuantong Wang et al., which was more than half of Uganda's GDP for that year, indicating the importance of Kampala to Uganda's economy. Kampala is reported to be among the fastest-growing cities in Africa, with an annual population growth rate of 4.03 percent, by City Mayors. Mercer (a New York- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabalagala
Kabalagala is a neighbourhood in Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. It houses some of the leading partygoers in the city. It is located next to Nsambya where the American Embassy in Uganda is found. Location Kabalagala is bordered by Kibuli to the northwest, Namuwongo to the northeast, Muyenga to the east and southeast, Kansanga to the south, ''Lukuli'' to the southwest and Nsambya to the west. Kabalagala is located about southeast of Kampala's central business district. The coordinates of the neighborhood are:0° 17' 53.00"N, 32° 36' 2.00"E (Latitude:0.298056; Longitude:32.600556). Overview Kabalagala is a fast-growing neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda's capital, and largest city. The neighborhood is famous for its many restaurants, bars and nightclubs. It is a major entertainment center, with many of the establishments open 24 hours, 7 days a week. During the 2000s the neighborhood has become a vibrant business hub, with new commercial banks, supermarkets, fuel sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic University In Uganda
The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) is a multi-campus university offering courses at certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The main campus of the university is in Mbale, Uganda, about north-east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. History The idea to start IUIU was conceived at the second summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in 1974. The university was inaugurated in February 1988 with 80 students. The main objective of the university is to serve the higher education needs of the English-speaking Muslim community in Southern and Eastern Africa. The university also enrolls non-Muslim students, who are free to practice their different religions. University campuses As of December 2014, IUIU had four campuses: *The Main Campus is approximately north of Mbale's central business district in the Eastern Region of Uganda, on the Mbale-Soroti road. The coordinates of the main campus are 1°06'02.0"N, 34°10'25.0"E (Latitude:1.10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nsambya
Nsambya is a hill in the center of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. The name also refers to the upscale and middle-class neighborhoods that have been developed on the hill and its slopes. Location Nsambya is located approximately south-southeast of the central business district of Kampala, along the Kampala–Ggaba Road. The coordinates of Nsambya Hill are 0°17'57.0"N, 32°35'17.0"E (Latitude:0.299167; Latitude:32.588056). Nsambya Hill rises above mean sea level. Overview Nsambya Hill is one of the seven original hills on which the city of Kampala was built. The seven original hills are: Nsambya, Kibuli, Nakasero, Mengo, Old Kampala, Namirembe and Lubaga. Nsambya was occupied by the Mill Hill Fathers, led by Bishop Henry Hanlon, starting in 1895. The infrastructure that they set up on the hill includes a Catholic Mission, a Catholic Church, a Mission Hospital, separate elementary and secondary schools for boys and girls, among others. Points of interest T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakasero
Nakasero is a hill and neighborhood in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Nakasero is important to Uganda's economy and politics, as it is home to Kampala's central business district and several government offices, including the Ugandan Parliament Buildings. Location Nakasero is bordered by Mulago to the north, Makerere to the northwest, Old Kampala to the west, Namirembe and Mengo to the southwest, Nsambya to the south, Kibuli to the southeast, and Kololo to the east. The coordinates of Nakasero Hill are 0°19'24.0"N, 32°34'44.0"E (Latitude:0.323334; Longitude:32.578890). Nakasero Hill rises above mean sea level. Overview Nakasero Hill is the location of the central business district of Kampala, whose nighttime population was estimated at 1,680,600 as of July 2020. The lower reaches of the western and southern slopes of the hill accommodate the ordinary business and commercial activities of the city (taxi parks, train station, shopping arcades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namuwongo
Namuwongo is a location in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. Location Namuwongo is located in Makindye Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by Lugogo to the north, Nakawa to the northeast, Kiswa and Bugoloobi to the east, Muyenga to the southeast, Kisugu and Kabalagala to the south, Kibuli to the west and Kololo to the northwest. The neighborhood is located approximately , by road, southeast of the central business district of the city. The coordinates of Namuwongo are:0°18'29.0"N 32°36'44.0"E (Latitude:0.308050; Longitude:32.612223). Overview Namuwongo is a Kampala neighborhood that was predominantly low income in the 1960s through the 1980s. However, as the population of Kampala has exploded in the 1990s and early 2000s, high-end businesses have moved into the area and raised its profile. Namuwongo's proximity to high-end Kololo and Muyenga, as well as middle-class Nakawa and Bugoloobi, has ensured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kololo
Kololo is a hill in Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. The name also applies to the upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood that sits on that hill. Location Kololo is close to the centre of Kampala, bordered by Naguru, Uganda, Naguru to the east, Bukoto to the north, Mulago to the north-west, Makerere to the west, Nakasero to the south-west, and Kibuli to the south. Kololo is in the Kampala Central Division. The coordinates of Kololo are 0°19'46.0"N, 32°35'41.0"E (Latitude:0.329445; Longitude:32.594725). Kololo Hill rises to a maximum height of above sea level. Overview Kololo gets its name from the 19th century Acholi people, Acholi Chief Awich, from Northern Uganda. He, along with Kabalega of Bunyoro resisted British rule. Awich was arrested and brought to Kampala and incarcerated on top of Kololo Hill. He is alleged to have cried out in Luo languages, Luo, “An atye kany kololo”, which means “I am here alone.” Awich was lamenting over the fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makindye Division
Makindye Division is one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and the largest city in that country. The city's five divisions are: (a) Kampala Central Division (b) Kawempe Division (c) Lubaga Division (d) Makindye Division and (e) Nakawa Division. Location Makindye Division is in the southeastern corner of the city, bordering Wakiso District to the south and west. The eastern boundary of the division is Murchison Bay, a part of Lake Victoria. Nakawa Division lies to the northeast of Makindye Division. Kampala Central Division lies to the north and Lubaga Division lies to the northwest. The coordinates of Makindye Division are:0°17'00.0"N, 32°35'00.0"E (Latitude:0.283334; Longitude:32.583334). Makindye, where the divisional headquarters are located, sits approximately , by road, southeast of Kampala's central business district. Overview Neighborhoods in the division include Bukasa, Buziga, Ggaba, Kabalagala, Muyenga, Katwe, Kibuli, Kibuye, Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
