Gayaza is a town in

Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is in ...

in the Buganda Region of

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Location

Gayaza is in the North Kyaddondo Constituency, Kyaddondo County. The town is approximately , north-east of

Kasangati Kasangati is a town in Nangabo sub-county, Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda. It also serves as the headquarters for Kyadondo County. The town is multi-lingual and is a " melting pot" of diverse cultures. Locations The town is ...

, on the ''Kampala–Ziroobwe Road''. This is approximately , by road, north-east of

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 Ruba ...

, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Gayaza are 0°27'03.0"N, 32°36'42.0"E (Latitude:0.450833; Longitude:32.611667). Gayaza lies at an average elevation of , above sea level.

Overview

In the early 20th century, Gayaza started as a road junction, where the road to

Gayaza High School Gayaza High School is the oldest all-girls boarding secondary school covering grades 8 to 13 (Secondary 1 to 6) in Uganda. The school is Church-founded, government-aided and accredited by the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports ...

branched off the main road from Kampala to Kalagi. Shops began to appear in the middle of the century when the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture opened an agricultural research center at

Namulonge Namulonge is a location in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Namulonge is located in North Kyaddondo Constituency, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda. Its location is approximately , by road, north of Gayaza. ...

. Later,

Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of ni ...

opened a crop and animal farm at Kabanyolo to cater for the faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. Today, the township continues to grow and is continuous with

, a short distance to the south-east.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within Gayaza township or close to its borders: (a)

, an all-girls' boarding middle and high school established in 1905. (b) the

Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road is a road in central Uganda, connecting the towns of Gayaza in Wakiso District and Ziroobwe in Luweero District. Location The road starts at Gayaza and proceeds northeastwards, goes through Namulonge, Busiika, and Bugema ...

, a road that connects Gayaza to

Ziroobwe Ziroobwe is a town in Luweero District in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda. The correct phonetic spelling in the native Luganda language is "Ziroobwe". Location Ziroobwe is approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's ...

Luweero District Luweero District (also spelled as Luwero) is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. Luweero is the site of the district headquarters. Location Luweero District is bordered by Nakasongola District to the north, Kayunga District to the east, ...

, an agricultural research institute belonging to the Ugandan government. Other points of interest include (d) Makerere University Agricultural Research institute, Kabanyolo, an animal and crop farm and research institute, shred between the Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of Makerere University. (e) Kira Farm Training Center, a residential vocational training school situated on of land. (f) Gayaza Fresh Produce Market Also is the neighborhood are (g) Kampala Ice Motel, an international-standard,

Holiday Inn Holiday Inn is an American chain of hotels based in Atlanta, Georgia. and a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts. The chain was founded in 1952 by Kemmons Wilson, who opened the first location in Memphis, Tennessee that year. The chain was a division ...

-like motel established in 2013. (h) the ''Gayaza–Kalagi Road'', connects Gayaza to Kalagi in

Mukono District Mukono is one of the districts in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mukono is home to the district's main commercial center and district headquarters. Location Mukono District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja Distric ...

, a distance of approximately .

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