Lweeza, also Lweza, is a neighborhood in the Buganda Region of

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. The correct phonetic spelling consistent with the local

Ganda language The Ganda language or Luganda (, , ) is a Bantu language spoken in the African Great Lakes region. It is one of the major languages in Uganda and is spoken by more than 10 million Baganda and other people principally in central Uganda including ...

is Lweeza.

Location

The neighborhood is located in the newly created municipality of

Ssabagabo Ssabagabo, also known as Makindye-Ssabagabo or Ssabagabo-Makindye, is a municipality in Uganda. Location The town is located in the hitherto unincorporated Wakiso District, immediately south of Kampala's Makindye Division. It includes the followi ...

. Lweeza is bounded by

Lubowa Lubowa is a location in Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda. It is a suburb of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. Location Lubowa is bordered by Kabowa to the north, Najjanankumbi and Makindye to ...

to the north, Murchison Bay (a part of

Lake Victoria Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after ...

), to the east and south, and

Kajjansi Kajjansi is a town in Central Uganda. It is one of the urban centers in Wakiso District. Location The township is situated on the tarmacked, all-weather Kampala - Entebbe Road. Kajjansi is located approximately , by road, south of Kampala, Ugand ...

to the west. This location is approximately , by road, north of

Entebbe International Airport Entebbe International Airport is the only international airport in Uganda. It is located about southwest of the town of Entebbe, on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. This is approximately by road south-west of the central business distric ...

, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport, and approximately , by road, south 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 Lweeza are 0°13'17.0"N, 32°33'09.0"E (Latitude:0.221391; Longitude:32.552506).

Overview

Lweeza is primarily a working class residential and business neighborhood. As of October 2017, 68 percent of the residents lacked clean

potable Drinking water is water that is used in drink or food preparation; potable water is water that is safe to be used as drinking water. The amount of drinking water required to maintain good health varies, and depends on physical activity level, a ...

water. The neighborhood is criss-crossed by several roads and highways, including (a) the old

Kampala–Entebbe Road The Kampala–Entebbe Road, also known as the Entebbe–Kampala Road or the Entebbe Road, is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala and Entebbe International Airport. Location The road starts on Kampala ...

passes through Lweeza is a general north to south direction (b) a spur of the new

Entebbe–Kampala Expressway The Entebbe–Kampala Expressway, also known as the "Kampala–Entebbe Expressway" or the "Entebbe–Kampala Highway", is a four-lane toll highway in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda. The highway links Entebbe International A ...

passes immediately south of Lweeza, in neighboring

, as it passes from Kajjansi to

Munyonyo Munyonyo is an area on the northern shores of Lake Victoria and part of the metropolitan area of Kampala, in Makindye Division. Location Munyonyo is bordered by Lake Victoria to the south, Bulingugwe Island to the southeast, Ggaba to the eas ...

. (c) The Lweeza-Kigo Road (Kigo Road), passes through Lweeza as it leads to the Lake Victoria Serena Resort and on to the resort neighborhood of

Kigo is a word or phrase associated with a particular season, used in traditional forms of Japanese poetry. Kigo are used in the collaborative linked-verse forms renga and renku, as well as in haiku, to indicate the season referred to in the stan ...

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located in the neighborhood: (a) Mildmay Centre, a facility that treats and provides vocational training for

HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...

victims. The centre was built by and is administered with assistance from the

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. (b) Roofings Limited, a member of the

Roofings Group Roofings Group, often referred to simply as Roofings, is the largest manufacturer of steel construction materials in Uganda, with installed production capacity of 72,000 metric tonnes annually. Location The headquarters of the group and two of it ...

, maintains its headquarters and factory in neighboring

. (c) St Paul's Secondary School, Lweza, a private secondary school. (d) Le Memorial Hospital, a private-for-profit hospital, is located in Lweza, along the road to Kigo.

References

External links

About Lweza Training & Conference Centre
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