Mutundwe is a neighborhood in the town of Ssabagabo in

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. The name also refers to

Mutundwe Hill 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 ...

, where the neighborhood is located.

Location

Mutundwe is located in the northwestern edge of Ssabagabo municipality in

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 ...

, in Uganda's Central Region. It is bordered by

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 t ...

to the north, Lubaga to the northeast,

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 ...

and Kabowa to the east, Wankulukuku to the east, Kitebi to the southeast,

Kabojja Kabojja is a neighborhood in Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda. Location The neighborhood is bordered by the Lubigi Wetland and Busegato the north, Nateete to the northeast and east, Kinaawa to the south. The Entebbe-Kampala Exp ...

to the west, and

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 ...

to the northwest. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Mutundwe is approximately . The coordinates of Mutundwe are 0°16'58.0"N, 32°32'03.0"E (Latitude:0.282778; Longitude:32.534167).

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During the first decade of the 21st century, educational institutions such as the Mutundwe Campus of

Kampala University Kampala University (KU) is a fully fledged, private, chartered, recognized and accredited university in Uganda. Location , KU maintained the following campuses: 1. Ggaba: The main campus is in a neighborhood in Makindye Division, approximately ...

and Victoria Academy Mutundwe Primary School have been added to the neighborhood. The

Mutundwe Power Station 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 ...

, a 50 megawatt thermal power plant, was dismantled in 2011, but the Mutundwe electricity sub-station, where the power plant was located, still exists. This sub-station is a major transit point for power evacuated from the hydropower stations along the

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before it is transmitted to

Entebbe Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda prior to independence, in 1962. The c ...

, Masaka, and the Western Region. Parts of Mutundwe Hill lie in

Lubaga Division Rubaga Division, also Lubaga Division, is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Rubaga, where the division headquarters are located. Location Rubaga Division lies in the western part of th ...

, within 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 ...

, Uganda's capital. Other parts lie in the newly created town of Ssabagabo in

. Still other parts of the hill lie within unincorporated Wakiso District.

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Missionaries of "The Brothers from Our Lady of Good Counsel" In Mutundwe Bring Hope to Kisenyi’s Poor
{{coord, 00, 16, 58, N, 32, 32, 03, E, display=title Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Wakiso District Ssabagabo

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