Makerere ( ) is a neighborhood in 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 R ...

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's capital city. The name also applies to the hill on which this neighborhood is perched; one of the original seven hills that constituted Kampala at the time of its founding, in the early 1900s.

Location

Makerere is located in

Kawempe Division Kawempe Division (sub-county) is one of the five divisions that comprise the city of Kampala along with Makindye division, Lubaga division, Nakawa division and Central division, It has 19 parishes and 771 villages. The parishes include Bwaise I ...

. It is bordered by Bwaise to the north, Mulago to the east, Wandegeya and

Nakasero Nakasero is a hill and neighborhood in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Nakasero is important to Uganda's economy and politics, as it is home to Kampala's central business district and several government offices, ...

to the southeast,

Old Kampala Kampala Hill, commonly referred to as Old Kampala, is a hill in the centre of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Kampala Hill is bordered by Makerere to the north, Nakasero to the east, Mengo to the south and Namirembe to ...

to the south, Naakulabye to the southwest.

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 northwe ...

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 ...

lie to the west of Makerere. This location lies approximately , by road, north of Kampala's

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

. The coordinates of Makerere are:0° 20' 6.00"N, 32° 34' 12.00"E (Latitude:0.3350; Longitude:32.5700).

Overview

Makerere Hill is occupied primarily by

Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of n ...

. In the 1970s and 1980s, the university had nine ''Halls of Residence'', six for men and three for women. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as the university intake and student population grew from about 5,000 to over 40,000, private hostels grew up all around the hill, outside the university compound, to accommodate the new student influx. The original halls of residence are: ; For men: 1. Livingstone Hall 2. Lumumba Hall 3. Mitchell Hall 4. Nkrumah Hall 5. Nsibirwa Hall and 6. University Hall. ; For women: 7. Africa Hall 8. Mary Stuart Hall and 9. CCE - Hall Complex.

Landmarks

These landmarks are located on Makerere Hill or near its borders: * The main campus of

, Uganda's oldest university, founded in 1922. * The campus of Makerere College School, a mixed, day & boarding secondary school (S1-S6), founded in 1945 * The

Law Development Center The Law Development Centre (LDC) is an educational institution in Uganda for higher learning that offers various legal courses ranging from one month to one year. Overview The LDC is the only institution in Uganda that offers the Bar Course leadi ...

, a postgraduate institution of learning that offers instruction that is required for lawyers to practice law in Uganda, established in 1970 * Nana Hostel - an upscale residential hostel for affluent university students

Other points of interest

These other points of interest also lie in or near Makerere: * Makerere Kikoni - Located to the northwest of the university campus * Bwaise slum - Located immediately north of the university campus * Katanga slum - Located to the east of

, between the university campus and Mulago Hill * Kiwuunya slum - Located between

and Naakulabye

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