Namirembe is a hill in

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's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several

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clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word "mirembe" meaning ''peace''. Namirembe loosely translates into ''Full of Peace''. Legend has it that this hill was a gathering place for celebrating peace or war victories.

Location

Namirembe is bordered by

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 north-east,

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 east, Mengo to the south-east,

Lubaga Lubaga is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It comes from the Luganda word ''okubaga'', describing a process of "planning" or "strengthening" a structure while constructing it. For example, ''okubaga ekisenge'' means to stre ...

to the south-west,

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to the west, the

Kasubi Tombs The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas (kings of Buganda) and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda peop ...

to the north-west, and

Naakulabye Naakulabye, also Nakulabye, is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. Location Naakulabye is located in Lubaga Division, in northwestern Kampala. It is bordered by Makerere Kikoni to the north, Makere ...

to the north. The distance, by road, from the central business district of Kampala to Namirembe is approximately . The coordinates of Namirembe Hill are 0°18'54.0"N, 32°33'34.0"E (Latitude:0.315000; Longitude:32.559444). Namirembe Hill rises to a peak of above

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St. Paul's Cathedral Namirembe

Namirembe Hill has been the location of the main

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place of worship in

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since Bishop Alfred Tucker established the offices of the

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in 1890. Namirembe is the location of St. Paul's Cathedral, Namirembe. This was the main place of worship of the

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in Uganda from completion of its construction in 1919 until the 1960s when the cathedral became the seat of the Diocese of Namirembe. At that time, the headquarters of the

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moved to All Saints Church in

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, ...

but later on moved back to Namirembe. The Anglican Faith is the religion most closely associated with the Buganda Monarchy since the end of the religious wars of the 1890s.

Overview

The hill rises above sea level. It is adjacent to

Mengo Hill Mengo is a hill in Rubaga Division, Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The name also applies to the neighborhood on that hill. Location Mengo is bordered by Kampala Hill, Old Kampala to the north, Nsambya, Nsambya Hill to the east, Kib ...

, the seat of the Buganda government. The history of the two hills is intertwined, geographically, politically, and religiously. The 300-bed

Mengo Hospital Mengo Hospital, also known as Namirembe Hospital, is a private, faith-based, community, teaching hospital in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Location The hospital is located on Namirembe Hill in Lubaga Division in northwestern ...

is a community hospital affiliated with the Church of Uganda. It is also known as

Namirembe Hospital Mengo Hospital, also known as Namirembe Hospital, is a private, faith-based, community, teaching hospital in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Location The hospital is located on Namirembe, Namirembe Hill in Lubaga Division in no ...

. It was the first hospital in Uganda and was started by

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in May 1897. At the north-western base of Namirembe Hill are the Buganda royal burial grounds known as the Kasubi Tombs. It is here that the last four kings of Buganda have been buried. The Bulange Complex includes Buganda's parliament building, known as the "Lukiiko", The complex is on Namirembe Hill, just across from Mengo Hill. The Mengo Palace on Mengo Hill is connected to the Bulange Complex by a straight road, about a mile long, called the "Kabaka Anjagala Road" ("The King Loves Me" in English). About halfway, the straight road is intersected by Lubaga Road. There is a roundabout for the use of ordinary travelers. However, there is a strait-way through the roundabout with a gate. That is for the exclusive use of the Kabaka when moving between the palace and the parliament building. Tradition forbids the king from going round the roundabout. He must travel straight when moving between the two locations.

Additional points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie on or near Namirembe Hill: * Headquarters of the Province of the Church of Uganda. * Residence of the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. * Residence of the Bishop of Namirembe Anglican Diocese. *

Mengo Senior School Mengo Senior School, also known as Mengo SS, is a comprehensive, mixed day school in Kampala. , it had over 5300 students, 250 teachers, 28 technical staff, and more than 30 support staff. Location Mengo SS is located on Namirembe Hill, along ...

- a public mixed day school. * Sanyu Babies Home - An orphanage managed by a

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