Rubaga Division, also Lubaga Division, is one of the divisions that makes up 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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. The division takes its name from

Rubaga Lubaga is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It comes from the Luganda word ''okubaga'', describing a process of "planning" or "strengthening" a structure while constructing it. For example, ''okubaga ekisenge'' means to str ...

, where the division headquarters are located.

Location

Rubaga Division lies in the western part of the city, bordering

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 ...

to the west and south of the division. The eastern boundary of the division is

Kampala Central Division Kampala Central Division is one of the five divisions that make up Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The city's five divisions are: (a) Kampala Central Division (b) Kawempe Division (c) Lubaga Division (d) Makindye Division and (e) Nakawa Division. ...

. Kawempe Division lies to the north of Rubaga Division. The coordinates of the division are 00 18N, 32 33E (Latitude:0.3029; Longitude:32.5529). Neighbourhoods in the division include

Mutundwe Mutundwe is a neighborhood in the town of Ssabagabo in Uganda. The name also refers to Mutundwe Hill, where the neighborhood is located. Location Mutundwe is located in the northwestern edge of Ssabagabo municipality in Wakiso District, in Ugan ...

Nateete Nateete is a location in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. Location Nateete is located in Lubaga Division, on the southwestern edge of the city of Kampala. It is bordered by Busega to the north, Lungujja to the northeast, Lubaga to the nor ...

Ndeeba Ndeeba is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. Location Ndeeba is located in Lubaga Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It lies on the southern edge of the city. It is bordered by Mengo to the nor ...

, Kabowa, Najjanankumbi,

Lungujja Lungujja is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Lungujja is located in Lubaga Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by Lubya to the north, Mengo to the east, Lubaga ...

Busega Busega is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Busega is in Lubaga Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Uganda's capital city. Busega is bordered by unincorporated Wakiso District to the no ...

Lubaga Lubaga is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It comes from the Luganda word ''okubaga'', describing a process of "planning" or "strengthening" a structure while constructing it. For example, ''okubaga ekisenge'' means to stre ...

, Mengo,

Namungoona Namungoona is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Namungoona is bordered by unincorporated Wakiso District to the west, northwest and to the north, the Kampala–Hoima Road and Kawaala to the east, Kasubi ...

Lubya Lubya ( ar, لوبيا "bean"), sometimes referred to as Lubia, was a Palestinian Arab town located ten kilometers west of Tiberias that was captured and destroyed by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War where its residents were forcefully ev ...

, Lugala, Bukesa,

Namirembe Namirembe is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several Baganda clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word "mirembe" meaning ''peace''. Namirembe loosely translates into ''Full of ...

Naakulabye Naakulabye, also Nakulabye, is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. Location Naakulabye is located in Lubaga Division, in northwestern Kampala. It is bordered by Makerere Kikoni to the north, Makere ...

Kasubi Kasubi is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Kasubi is bordered by Kawaala to the north, Makerere to the east, Naakulabye to the southeast, Lusaze to the southwest, Lubya to the west, and Namungoona to the northwest ...

, and

Kawaala Kawaala is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Kawaala is bordered by Nabweru to the north, Kazo to the northeast, Makerere to the east, Naakulabye to the south, Kasubi to the southwest, and Namungoona ...

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located in Rubaga Division: * Saint Mary's Cathedral Rubaga * Residence of the Cardinal of Kampala * Residence of the Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese *

Lubaga Hospital Uganda Martyrs' Hospital Lubaga, commonly known as Lubaga Hospital, which was formerly named Rubaga Hospital, is a private, not-for-profit, community hospital in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Location The hospital is located on Lubaga ...

- A 274-bed community hospital owned by the Catholic

Archdiocese of Kampala The Archdiocese of Kampala is the Metropolitan See for the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda. History The present Kampala Archdiocese is the result of territorial changes: * Victoria Nyanza Vicariate (1883). It was ...

* Lubaga Nurses School * Rubaga Miracle Center - A Pentecostal Congregation Church * Pope Paul VI Memorial Community Center * Headquarters of Rubaga Division *

Mengo Palace Mengo can refer to: *Mengo, Uganda **Mengo Hospital **Mengo Senior School *Clube de Regatas do Flamengo *Letin Mengo, an electric car {{disambig ...

- The Lubiri is located in Rubaga Division *

Bulange Bulange (''boo-lah-ngeh''), is a building in Uganda. It houses the ''Lukiiko'' (Parliament) of the Kingdom of Buganda. The Kabaka of Buganda and the ''Katikkiro'' (Prime Minister) of Buganda also maintain offices in the building. The building ser ...

- Houses the Buganda Parliament and offices of the

Kabaka of Buganda the kabaka Palace in kireka Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, According to the traditions of the Baganda they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and ...

References

External links

Google Map of the Rubaga Division of Kampala
{{coord, 00, 18, N, 32, 33, E, display=title, region:UG_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Geography of Kampala Populated places in Uganda

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