Kyebando is a neighborhood within

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, the

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and largest city in

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Location

Kyebando is bordered by

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to the northwest,

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to the northeast,

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to the east,

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to the south,

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to the southwest and

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to the west. This location lies approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala's

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. The coordinates of Kyebando are:0°21'22.0"N, 32°34'48.0"E (Latitude:0.356111; Longitude:32.580000).

Overview

Kyebando is located on a hill that raises to above sea-level. The base of the hill is a ring road, ''Kyebando Ring Road'' that makes a near-complete circle through the neighborhood. The hill and surrounding area is dotted with school, interspersed with low income residential houses. During the 2000s, numerous educational institutions have sprung up in the neighborhood. The rapid urbanization brings with it, strained public services and increased crime levels.

Points of interest

* Kampala Model Primary School - A mixed, non-residential elementary school * St.Stephen Day & Boarding Primary School - A private, mixed, day and residential elementary school * St. Paul Primary School - An a mixed, day, elementary school, affiliated with ''St. Paul's Church Kyebando'', a

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institution. * City View College - A private, mixed, non-residential secondary school * City Side College Makerere - Another private secondary college * Kampala Hill Academy * Millennium College School * St.

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, Kyebando - A place of worship, affiliated with the

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* St. Paul's Church of Uganda, Kyebando - A place of worship, affiliated with the

* Kyebando Baptist Church - A place of worship affiliated with the

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* Busanza Infants & Primary School - on late Paulo Semakula Road.

Other points of interest

* Feel Home Restaurant * Brimax Pub * Shinners Pub * Centenary Car Park * The offices of ''Action to Support Orphans & Disadvantaged'', an

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