Bweyogerere is one of the six townships or wards that constitute Kira Municipality in

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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

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, 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.

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is located in the southwestern corner of Bweyogerere, on the southern side of the

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 ...

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, one of the designated industrial areas within the greater Kampala Metropolitan Area is in

Namanve Namanve is an area in the Central Region of Uganda. The larger portion of Namanve lies in Kira Municipality, in Wakiso District with portions located in Mukono Municipality, in Mukono District. Location Namanve lies in Bweyogerere Ward, in s ...

, to the east and southeast of Bweyogerere. The

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, a dual carriageway road forming an arc around the northern half of the city of

, leaves the Kampala-Jinja Highway at Bweyogerere and begins a winding journey that ends in

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on the

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Population

During the 2002 national census, Bweyogerere constituted 26.7 percent of the population of Kira Municipality. In 2014, the national household and population census enumerated the population of Kira Municipality at 317,157.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within Bweyogerere township or close to its borders: (1)

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: A designated industrial area measuring . (2) Bweyogerere central market. (3) Bweyogerere Mosque. (4) Kampala-Jinja Highway traverses the township in an east/west direction. (5) Railway line traversing the neighborhood in a west to east direction.

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