Nsambya is a hill in the center 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 in

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. 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 approximately south-southeast of the

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of Kampala, along the

–

Ggaba Ggaba is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Ggaba is located on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, at the southern tip of the city of Kampala. Fgaba is generally a low topography area, It is b ...

Road. The coordinates of Nsambya Hill are 0°17'57.0"N, 32°35'17.0"E (Latitude:0.299167; Latitude:32.588056). Nsambya Hill rises above

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Overview

Nsambya Hill is one of the seven original hills on which the city of Kampala was built. The seven original hills are: Nsambya,

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, Mengo,

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and

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 ...

. Nsambya was occupied by the

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, led by Bishop

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, starting in 1895. The infrastructure that they set up on the hill includes a Catholic Mission, a Catholic Church, a Mission Hospital, separate elementary and secondary schools for boys and girls, among others.

Points of interest

The points of interest on Nsambya Hill include St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, a 540-bed tertiary referral and teaching non-profit hospital. owned by the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala The Archdiocese of Kampala is the Metropolitan See for the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda. History The present Kampala Archdiocese is the result of territorial changes: * Victoria Nyanza Vicariate (1883). It was ...

and administered by the ''Little Sisters of St. Francis''. Nsambya Home Care (NHC) is one of the departments of Nsambya Hospital. "The department offers medical and psychosocial support to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs)". Other notable points of interest include (a) Radio Sapientia Uganda 94.4FM (b) Saint Peter's Cathedral Nsambya, a place of worship affiliated with the

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Uganda Martyrs University Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) is a private University affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in Uganda. The University is owned by the Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Uganda. It is licensed by the Uganda National Council fo ...

, located at

Nsambya Hospital St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, commonly known as Nsambya Hospital, is a hospital in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. Location Nsambya Hospital is located 2.7Km from Kampala Central Business District off Ggaba ...

(d) the American Embassy to Uganda and

Cavendish University Uganda Cavendish may refer to: People * The House of Cavendish, a British aristocratic family * Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), British poet, philosopher, and scientist * Cavendish (author) (1831–1899), pen name of Henry Jones, English auth ...

, whose campus is located along Ggaba Road, opposite the American Embassy.

Notable people

* Shafiq Kagimu, footballer *

Hassan Wasswa Hassan Mawanda Wasswa (born 14 February 1988) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Jeddah and the Uganda national team. Club career On 4 January 2017, Wasswa moved to Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh. Howeve ...

, footballer *

Josephine Nambooze Josephine Nambooze is a Ugandan physician, public health specialist, academic, and medical researcher. She is an emeritus professor of public health at Makerere University School of Public Health. Nambooze was the first female East African to qu ...

, physician, was born and grew up in Nsambya.

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