Mengo Palace
Mengo can refer to: *Mengo, Uganda **Mengo Hospital **Mengo Senior School *Clube de Regatas do Flamengo *Letin Mengo The Letin Mengo () is a Battery electric vehicle, battery electric city car manufactured by Levdeo since 2020. Sales began in China in April 2021 with prices starting at Chinese Yuan 29,800 RMB. Overview The Letin Mengo can seat up to 4 occup ...

Mengo, Uganda
Mengo is a hill in Rubaga Division, Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The name also applies to the neighborhood on that hill. Location Mengo is bordered by Old Kampala to the north, Nsambya Hill to the east, Kibuye to the south-east, Ndeeba to the south, Lubaga Hill to the west, and Namirembe Hill to the north-west. This location is approximately , by road, directly south of the central business district of Kampala. The coordinates of Mengo Hill are 0°18'06.0"N, 32°33'58.0"E (Latitude:0.301667; Longitude:32.566111). The peak of the hill is at above sea level. Overview Mengo Hill is the location of the main palace (known as Lubiri or Mengo Palace) of the Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda, a monarchy that dates back almost 800 years. Mengo has been the main palace since it was first constructed in 1885 by Mwanga II of Buganda, the 31st Kabaka of Buganda. Measuring , the palace is ringed by a six-foot brick fence and has a small airstrip within its walls. Men ...
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Mengo Hospital
Mengo Hospital, also known as Namirembe Hospital, is a private, faith-based, community, teaching hospital in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Location The hospital is located on Namirembe Hill in Lubaga Division in northwestern Kampala, approximately , by road, southwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital. The travel distance, by road, from the city's central business district to Mengo Hospital is approximately . The coordinates of Mengo Hospital are 0°18'46.0"N, 32°33'30.0"E (Latitude:0.312778; Longitude:32.558333). Overview Mengo Hospital is the oldest hospital in Uganda. It was established by Albert Ruskin Cook in 1897. At the beginning, the hospital belonged to the Church Missionary Society. During this time, the hospital saw many medical missionaries, including Algernon Smith and Leonard Sharp, who aided in medical care and its expansion. During World War I, the African Medical Corps helped staff the hospital. In 1958, the hospital was handed over by t ...
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Mengo Senior School
Mengo Senior School, also known as Mengo SS, is a comprehensive, mixed day school in Kampala. , it had over 5300 students, 250 teachers, 28 technical staff, and more than 30 support staff. Location Mengo SS is located on Namirembe Hill, along Hoima Road in Lubaga Division, in the north-western part of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the school are 0°19'14.0"N, 32°33'42.0"E (Latitude:0.320556; Longitude:32.561667). History Having been founded in 1895 by the Church Missionary Society, the school is the oldest school in Uganda. According to the school magazine, ''Akwana'', the school complex started as an informal home school where a missionary, Miss Chadwick, taught reading and writing. Her students were mainly youth who came to her house for prayers every afternoon. Most of the boys Chadwick taught were houseboys of the missionaries. After a while, she began sending them to chiefs, asking that the latter send their children to her for lesso ...
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Clube De Regatas Do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football team that plays in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, as well as Campeonato Carioca. The club was first established in 1895 specifically as a rowing club and did not play their first official football match until 1912. Flamengo's traditional uniform features red and black striped shirts with white shorts, and red and black striped socks. Flamengo has typically played their home matches in the Maracanã, the national stadium of Brazil, since its completion in 1950, with some exceptions in recent years. Since 1969, the vulture (Portuguese: ''urubu'') has been the most recognized mascot of Flamengo. Flamengo established themselves as one of Brazil's most successful sports clubs in the 20th century during the era of state leagues in Brazil w ...
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