Nakasero is a

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and neighborhood in the centre 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

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. Nakasero is important to Uganda's economy and politics, as it is home to Kampala's

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and several government offices, including the Ugandan Parliament Buildings.

Location

Nakasero is bordered by

Mulago Mulago is a hill in north-central Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises above sea level. The name also applies to the neighborhoods that sit on this hill. Location Mulago is in Kawempe Division, one of the five administrative di ...

to the north,

Makerere Makerere ( ) is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda'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 e ...

to the northwest, Old Kampala to the west,

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and Mengo to the southwest,

Nsambya Nsambya is a hill in the center of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. The name also refers to the upscale and middle-class neighborhoods that have been developed on the hill and its slopes. Location Nsambya is located approximate ...

to the south,

Kibuli Kibuli is a hill in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. The area is a suburb in the city centre and its name also applies to the commercial and residential neighbourhoods on that hill. Location Kibuli Hill is border ...

to the southeast, and Kololo to the east. The coordinates of Nakasero Hill are 0°19'24.0"N, 32°34'44.0"E (Latitude:0.323334; Longitude:32.578890). Nakasero Hill rises above

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Overview

Nakasero Hill is the location of the central business district of Kampala, whose nighttime population was estimated at 1,680,600 as of July 2020. The lower reaches of the western and southern slopes of the hill accommodate the ordinary business and commercial activities of the city (taxi parks, train station, shopping arcades, banks, and restaurants). Towards the top of the hill, there are government buildings including the Uganda Parliament Buildings, several government ministries and the

Kampala Capital City Authority Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is the legal entity, established by the Ugandan Parliament, that is responsible for the operations of the capital city of Kampala in Uganda. It replaced the Kampala City Council (KCC). Location The headqu ...

Building Complex. The top of Nakasero Hill is one of the most luxurious address in the city and accommodates the most upscale hotels and restaurants in Kampala and the country. The Kampala

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is also located here. The northern and eastern slopes of Nakasero Hill house many of the diplomatic missions to Uganda and the residences of many ambassadors accredited to Uganda.

Landmarks

The numerous landmarks in Kampala's central business district, located on Nakasero hill, include but are not limited to the following:

Government buildings

* Uganda Parliament Buildings *

, Kampala * Headquarters of Bank of Uganda * Headquarters of Uganda Wildlife Authority *

Uganda Bureau of Statistics The Uganda Bureau of Statistics ("UBOS") is an agency of the Ugandan government. Formed by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998, the agency is mandated to "coordinate, monitor and supervise Uganda's National Statistical System". Location ...

* Uganda Commercial Court Building Complex * Uganda Government Analytical Chemistry Laboratory * Uganda High Court *

Uganda Investment Authority The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is a semi-autonomous investment promotion and facilitation organisation in Uganda and is owned by the government of Uganda. Location The headquarters of UIA are located at The Investment Center, The Investm ...

* Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development * Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs *

Uganda Ministry of Health The Ministry of Health is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system, including preventive, curative, and rehabilitative service ...

* Uganda Ministry of Internal Affairs * Uganda Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry

Banking institutions

Nearly all

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s and the three

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s in Uganda maintain their headquarters and main branches in Nakasero. * Headquarters of ABC Bank (Uganda) * Headquarters of Absa Bank Uganda * Headquarters of Afriland First Bank Uganda Limited * Headquarters of

Bank of Africa (Uganda) Bank of Africa Uganda Limited, also known as BOA Uganda (BOAU), is one of the commercial banks in Uganda that have been licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main ...

* Headquarters of

Bank of Baroda (Uganda) The Bank of Baroda Uganda Limited, also known as the Bank of Baroda Uganda (BBU), is a commercial bank in Uganda and a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian government owned banking and financial service company Bank of Baroda . It is one of the ...

* Headquarters of Bank of India (Uganda) * Headquarters of

Cairo Bank Uganda Cairo Bank Uganda Limited (CBUL), formerly known as Cairo International Bank (CIB), is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. It is a subsidiary of Egypt-based bankin ...

* Headquarters of

Centenary Bank Centenary Bank is a commercial bank in Uganda licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. History The bank was founded in 1983 as a credit trust, Centenary Rural Development Trust (CRDT), by Simeon Lutaa ...

* Headquarters of

Citibank Uganda Citibank Uganda, is a commercial bank in Uganda operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of New York-based Citigroup. It is one of the regulated banking institutions licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator. Overview The bank ...

* Headquarters of

DFCU Bank DFCU Bank, registered as the Development Finance Company of Uganda Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda (BoU), Uganda's central bank and national banking regulator. Overview As of December 2021, DFC ...

* Headquarters of Diamond Trust Bank (Uganda) Limited * Headquarters of

Ecobank (Uganda) Ecobank Uganda is a bank in Uganda that operates as a commercial bank under a license granted by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters of Ecobank Uganda are located at Plot 8A, Kafu Road, ...

* Headquarters of

Equity Bank (Uganda) Equity Bank Uganda Limited (EBUL), is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. EBUL is a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings Limited, a financial service conglomerate with ...

* Headquarters of Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) * Headquarters of

Kenya Commercial Bank (Uganda) KCB Bank Uganda Limited, also KCB Bank Uganda, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location Te headquarters of KCB Bank Uganda are located at Commercial Plaza ...

* Headquarters of NCBA Bank Uganda * Headquarters of

Orient Bank I&M Bank Uganda, formerly Orient Bank, whose complete name is I&M Bank (Uganda) Limited, is a commercial bank in Uganda which is licensed by the Bank of Uganda (BOU), the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The bank's headqua ...

- A member of the I&M Bank Group * Headquarters of PostBank Uganda * Headquarters of Stanbic Bank (Uganda) Limited * Headquarters of Standard Chartered Uganda * Headquarters of

Tropical Bank Tropical Bank is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed and supervised by the Bank of Uganda, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. Overview , Tropical Bank was a small financial services provider in Uganda. The bank's ...

* Headquarters of Uganda Development Bank * Headquarters of United Bank for Africa (Uganda) * Headquarters of

East African Development Bank The East African Development Bank (EADB) is a development finance institution with the objective of promoting development in the member countries of the East African Community. Overview EADB plays a threefold role of lender, adviser, and developm ...

* Headquarters of Uganda Development Bank * Regional Office (Eastern Africa) of

African Export–Import Bank African Export–Import Bank, also referred to as Afreximbank, is a pan-African multilateral trade finance institution created in 1993 under the auspices of the African Development Bank. It is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. Afreximbank's visi ...

Hotels, clubs, and casinos

* Grand Imperial Hotel * Fairway Hotel & Spa * Imperial Royale Hotel *

The Pearl of Africa Hotel Kampala The Pearl of Africa Hotel is a hotel in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The building, under development since 2006, was completed in June 2017, and was opened on 1 October 2017. Location The hotel is located in Central Kampala ...

Kampala Hilton Hotel The Kampala Hilton Hotel is a hotel under construction in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The building, under development since 2018, is expected to be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2020. Location The hotel is located ...

* Kampala Intercontinental Hotel * Kampala Serena Hotel *

Kampala Sheraton Hotel The Sheraton Kampala Hotel is a hotel in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city. It is one of the three Five star hotels in Kampala, as rated by the Uganda Tourism Board in June 2015. Location The hotel sits on the southwestern slope ...

Kampala Speke Hotel Kampala Speke Hotel is a hotel in Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. Location The hotel is located in the heart of Kampala, at 7-9 Nile Avenue, on Nakasero Hill, close to th ...

Foreign embassies

The following foreign missions maintain their offices on Nakasero Hill. * Embassy of

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* Embassy of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

* Embassy of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

* Embassy of

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

* Embassy of

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

* Embassy of

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* Embassy of

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

* Embassy of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

* Embassy of

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

* Embassy of

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

* Embassy of

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* Embassy of

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

* High Commission of

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

* Embassy of

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

Places of worship

* All Saints Cathedral -

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* Watoto Church -

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* Christ the King Catholic Church -

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Others

* Buganda Road Primary School * Headquarters of AMREF in Uganda * Headquarters of

UNDP The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...

in Uganda * Kampala Central Police Station * Kampala Capital City Authority Building Complex * Kampala Railway Station * Nakasero Farmers Market * Uganda Main Post Office * Uganda National Cultural Center * Case Medical Centre *

Nakasero Hospital Nakasero Hospital Limited, commonly referred to as Nakasero Hospital, is a private, for-profit hospital in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The hospital is one of five private upscale hospitals in the city; t ...

References

External links

Nakasero Market, Market Square Road, Nakasero Hill, Kampala, Uganda
{{Kampala District Neighborhoods of Kampala Kampala Central Division

Location

Overview

Landmarks

Government buildings

Banking institutions

Hotels, clubs, and casinos

Foreign embassies

Places of worship

Others

See also

References

External links