Kikaaya is a neighborhood in the city 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 ...

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's capital city. The correct phonetic spelling is with two 'a's, after the second 'k'.

Location

Kikaaya is located in

Kawempe Division Kawempe Division (sub-county) is one of the five divisions that comprise the city of Kampala along with Makindye division, Lubaga division, Nakawa division and Central division, It has 19 parishes and 771 villages. The parishes include Bwaise I, ...

, in northern

. It is bordered by

Kisaasi Kisaasi is a location, within the city of Kampala, Uganda. Location Kisaasi is located in Kawempe Division, in northern Kampala. It is bordered by Ntinda and Bukoto to the south, Kigoowa to the southeast, Kulambiro to the east, Komamboga to the ...

to the north,

Kulambiro Kulambiro, sometimes spelled as Kkulambiro, is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Located in Nakawa Division, the location is traversed by the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway. The highway pass ...

to the northeast,

Kigoowa Kigoowa is a location within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. Location Located in Nakawa Division, Kigoowa is bordered by Kulambiro to the north, Kiwaatule to the east, Ntinda to the south, Naguru and Bukoto to the southwest and Kyebando to ...

to the east,

Bukoto Bukoto is a township within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area. Location Bukoto is bordered by Kisaasi to the north, Kigoowa to the north-east, Ntinda to the east, Naguru, Uganda, Naguru to the south-east, Kolol ...

to the southeast,

Kyebando Kyebando is a neighborhood within Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. Location Kyebando is bordered by Kawempe to the northwest, Kikaaya to the northeast, Bukoto to the east, Mulago to the south, Bwaise to the southwest and Kaleerw ...

to the southwest,

Kanyanya Kanyanya is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. Location Kanyanya is bordered by Wakiso District to the north, Mpererwe to the east, Kaleerwe to the south, and Kawempe to the west. This is approximately , by road, north ...

to the west and

Mpererwe Mpererwe is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Sometimes it is spelled as Mpereerwe. Location Mpererwe is in Kawempe Division in northern Kampala. It is bordered by Katalemwa in Wakiso District to the north, Kisaasi ...

to the northwest. This location lies approximately , by road, north of Kampala's

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

. The coordinates of Kikaaya are:0°21'54.0"N,32°35'24.0"E (Latitude:0.3650; Longitude:32.5900). Kikaaya is situated on a hill that raises to a height of , above sea level. Most of the hill is occupied by the expanse of the Bahá’í Temple in Uganda. The temple, one of the existing seven continental Houses of Worship of the

Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion, essential worth of all religions and Baháʼí Faith and the unity of humanity, the unity of all people. Established by ...

in the world, sits on which include the House of Worship, manicured gardens, a guest house, and an administrative center.

Demographics

The neighborhood on the slopes of the hill is predominantly middle class and upscale. Large homes sit on large lots and gated communities with upper middle class housing estates occupy the slopes in between the large homes. The neighborhood is clean, with low crime rates.

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Kikaaya Teaches Self-Reliance
{{Kampala District Neighborhoods of Kampala Kawempe Division

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