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Kampala–Jinja Highway
The Kampala–Jinja Highway is a road in Uganda, connecting the cities of Kampala and Jinja, Uganda, Jinja. Sometimes referred to as Kampala–Jinja Road, it is a busy road, with several towns, trading centers and other points of interest along the way. As of October 2016, a new, wider, four-lane dual carriageway expressway, the Kampala–Jinja Expressway, is proposed to be constructed south of the present highway to relieve traffic and complement existing transport infrastructure between Kampala and Jinja. Location The highway stretches from Kampala, Uganda's capital city, capital and largest city, to Jinja, Uganda, Jinja, the country's second largest commercial center, a distance of approximately . The coodinates of this highway near the town of Lugazi are:0°22'27.0"N, 32°54'56.0"E (Latitude:0.374175; Longitude:32.915550). Overview The highway is an all-weather tarmac single carriageway road in good condition. The highway forms a section of the Northern Corridor, a road sy ... [...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] |
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and by Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda exclave of Angola. By area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the nation's economic center. Centered on the Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeta, Uganda
Seeta, sometimes wrongly spelled as Seta, is a township in Uganda. Location Seeta is located inside Mukono Town and is situated on the main highway (A-109) between Kampala and Jinja, on the Kampala-Jinja Highway. It is approximately east from Kampala by road, which is Uganda's capital and largest city. This location is in Mukono District, Central Region of Uganda. Points of interest The following points of interest lie within the township or close to its borders: * Namilyango Road - The road starts at the Kampala-Jinja Highway and leads south to the village of Namilyango. * Bukerere Road - The road starts at the Kampala-Jinja Highway and leads north towards Bukerere. * offices and printing press of Red Pepper Publications - Producers of the weekly tabloid, ''The Red Pepper''. * Namanve Coca-Cola Factory - Located in neighboring Namanve. * Rwenzori Mineral Water Bottling Company - Manufacture bottled water and other beverages. * Seeta High School - A private, mixed, day and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namilyango College
Namilyango College is a boys-only boarding middle and high school located in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda, whose history and excellence in sports and academics have made it one of the most prestigious schools in Uganda. It is Uganda's oldest secondary school, founded in 1902 by the Catholic Mill Hill Fathers. Location The school campus is situated on Namilyango Hill, approximately , by road, southwest of Mukono Town, the district headquarters, and about , by road, south of the township of Seeta, the nearest trading center. The college lies approximately , by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Namilyango College are:0°20'19.0"N, 32°43'02.0"E (Latitude:0.338611; Longitude:32.717222). History The school was founded in March 1902 by the Mill Hill Fathers, a London-based Catholic missionary society, to educate the sons of Catholic chiefs. At the time, the Mill Hill Missionaries approach to education for locals was guided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandela National Stadium
The Mandela National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Uganda. It is named after the South African then-President of South Africa, President and Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela. The stadium's record attendance of 50,000 was set in 2004, in a football match between the national football teams of Uganda and South Africa. Location The stadium is located on Namboole Hill in Bweyogerere, Bweyogerere Ward, Kira Town, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District. The stadium is approximately , by road, east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Overview Mandela National Stadium is mainly used for association football, soccer matches, although other sports such as sport of athletics, athletics are also practised. The stadium has a seating capacity of 45,202. The stadium is home to the Uganda national football team, known as the Uganda Cranes. A committee of the Parliament of Uganda, Ugandan parliament reported in ... [...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] |
Kira Town
Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda, is the country's second-largest city by population. It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government. Location Kira town council was elevated to Municipal level by an Act of Parliament and became operational in financial year 2016/2017 under vote 781. Kira Municipality is bordered by Gayaza to the north, Mukono to the east, Lake Victoria to the south, Kampala to the west, and Kasangati to the north-west. The town is approximately north-east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 0°23'50.0"N, 32°38'26.0"E (Latitude:0.397237; Longitude:32.640557). The town is approximately in size. Administration Kira Municipality is made up of three Divisions of Namugongo, Kira and Bweyogere which are further divided into six administrative parishes. These are: The political head of the Municipality is the His Worshi ... [...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] |
Banda, Uganda
Banda is a hill that lies in Nakawa Division, within Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Banda also refers to the neighborhoods on the slopes of the hill and between Banda Hill and Kireka, extending all the way to the Kampala-Jinja Highway. The southwestern slopes of the hill are occupied by the neighbourhood known as Kyambogo, and is the location of the campus of Kyambogo University, one of the nine public universities in the country. Location Banda is bordered by Kiwaatule to the north, Kireka to the east, Kinnawattaka to the southeast, Mbuya to the south, Nakawa to the southwest, Ntinda to the west and northwest. The location of the hill is approximately , by road, east of Kampala's central business district. The coordinates of Banda Hill are:0°21'14.0"N, 32°37'57.0"E (Latitude:0.353889; Longitude:32.632500). History The full name of Banda is Bandabalogo. Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, Kabaka Muteesa I Mukaabya Walugembe Kayiira, the 30th Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyambogo
Kyambogo is a neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda. It is within Nakawa Division, an administrative borough of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Location Kyambogo sits on Banda Hill, which rises to an altitude of , above sea level. The neighborhood is bordered by Kiwatule to the north, Banda to the east, Kinnawattaka to the southeast, Mbuya to the south, Nakawa to the southwest, Ntinda to the west and northwest. The location of the neighborhood is approximately , by road, east of Kampala's central business district. The coordinates of Kyambogo are:0°20'54.0"N 32°37'49.0"E (Latitude:0.348334; Longitude:32.630275). History Little is known about the history of Kyambogo prior to 1958. That year, Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK) which had been established on Makerere Hill in 1928, was transferred to Kyambogo. Its role was to train Ugandan technicians and artisans. In 1948, the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo (ITEK) was established. Its first home was in Nyakasura, Kabarole Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyambogo University
Kyambogo University (KYU) is a public university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country with the motto, "Knowledge and Skills for Service." History Kyambogo University was established in 2003 by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001 by merging Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK), the Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo (ITEK), and the Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE). Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo In 1928 the trade and technical courses at Makerere College (now Makerere University) were split off into the new Kampala Technical School. The school moved to Nakawa and became the Kampala Technical Institute. In 1958 that school was moved to Kyambogo renamed Uganda Technical College and then was finally renamed Uganda Polytechnic, Kyambogo. Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo ITEK started as a government teacher training college in 1948 at Nyakasura, Kabarole District. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakawa
Nakawa is an area in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. It is also the location of the headquarters of Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. Location Nakawa is located on the eastern edge of the city of Kampala. It is bordered by Ntinda to the north, Kyambogo to the northeast, Banda and Kireka to the est, Mbuya to the southeast, Bugoloobi to the south, Namuwongo to the southwest, Kololo in Kampala Central Division to the west, and Naguru to the northwest. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Nakawa is approximately . The coordinates of Nakawa are 0°19'59.0"N, 32°37'05.0"E (Latitude:0.333055; Longitude:32.618066). Overview Nakawa lies on the main highway between Kampala and Jinja. From a mere intersection of the Kampala-Jinja Highway and Ntinda Road' in the 1950s, Nakawa has grown into a bustling metropolitan area with small, medium, and large industries and some of Uganda's highest institutions of learning. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
