Ndejje is a hill in
Central Uganda. The hill rises above sea level. Ndejje also refers to the trading center that has developed along the southern slopes of Ndejje Hill.
Location
Ndejje is located in
Luweero District, approximately , by road, north of
Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This location lies approximately , by road, northwest of the town of
Bombo Bombo may refer to:
Music
*Bombo (musical), ''Bombo'' (musical), a 1921 Broadway production starring Al Jolson
*Bombo (song), "Bombo" (song), by Norwegian singer Adelén
*Bombo criollo or just bombo, a family of Latin American drums
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, on the
Kampala-
Masindi Highway.
Population
The exact population of Ndejje is not known at this time. However, Barnabus Iga Matovu, a journalist from the area, in 2012 gave the estimate population of Ndejje as over 10,000 (in a news article in a local newspaper). Matovu says the population has rapidly increased from that of about 1,000 people after the NRM Liberation war (1981–86) due to the rise of schools in the area specifically the university. The trading center also has attracted many people from villages around and land has become expensive.
Points of Interest
The points of interest on Ndejje Hill or near its borders include the following:
* Ndejje Trading Center - A collection of shops and residential houses
* The Main Campus of
Ndejje University
Ndejje University is a private, multi-campus, Christian university in Uganda.
Location
The university has two separate campuses located on , in a rural setting at Ndejje Hill, about , north-west of Bombo Town, in Luweero District, in the Bugan ...
- The university occupies two pieces of property on the hill, totaling .
* The Lady Irene Campus of Ndejje University - The university has two campuses on Ndejje Hill and a third campus on
Namirembe Hill
Namirembe is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several Baganda clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word "mirembe" meaning ''peace''. Namirembe loosely translates into ''Full of ...
in southwest
Kampala,
Uganda's capital city.
* Ndejje Senior Secondary School - A public, mixed, boarding school founded in 1960, affiliated with the
Church of Uganda.
* Nalinnya Lwantale Girls Senior Secondary School
* Ndejje Day Vocational Senior Secondary School
* Ndejje High School
* Hope Primary School
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External links
Website of Ndejje University
See also
*Bombo Bombo may refer to:
Music
*Bombo (musical), ''Bombo'' (musical), a 1921 Broadway production starring Al Jolson
*Bombo (song), "Bombo" (song), by Norwegian singer Adelén
*Bombo criollo or just bombo, a family of Latin American drums
*Bombo legüer ...
* Luweero
* Semuto
* Luweero District
* Central Region, Uganda
References
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Luweero District
Populated places in Central Region, Uganda