Mulawa is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County,

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, in Central Uganda.

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Mulawa is bordered by Bulindo to the north,

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to the northeast,

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to the east and southeast, Downtown Kira to the south, Butenga to the southwest and Kitikifumba to the west. This location lies approximately , by road, northeast of

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, the capital of

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and the largest city in the country. The coordinates of Mulawa are:0°24'42.0"N, 32°38'38.0"E (Latitude:0.411667; Longitude:32.643889).

Overview

Prior to 2001, Mulawa was a residential and farming village. In 2001, a law was passed, incorporating the village into the newly created Kira Municipality, a large urban center in

, with a population of 317,157 during the 2014 national census, and an estimated population of about 434,200 in 2019. During the 21st century, Mulawa has developed into a middle-class residential neighborhood, with planned housing developments. Many of the new housing units include high-rise apartment complexes and condominiums, as well as large upscale, gated private residencies. Mulawa is connected to the national power grid administered by the power utility company called

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. It is also connected to the water pipeline of the

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. In addition to the residential developments, public and private service establishments have sprung up, including schools, health clinics, gasoline service stations, grocery stores, supermarkets and hardware stores.

Points of interest

These are some of the points of interest in or near Mulawa: * Jomayi Kira Housing Estate - A planned residential development by Jomayi, in the nearby neighborhood called Kitikifumba. * Shimoni Teacher Training College - A nation elementary teacher training college with attached demonstration school, also in nearby Kitikifumba. * Akright Nsasa Housing Estate - A planned residential development b
Akright Projects Limited
a private real estate development company. Housing estate located in nearby Nsasa Village. *

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, a mixed day and residential secondary school maintains a residential campus at Mulawa.

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{{Wakiso District Kira Town Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley

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