Kyankwanzi is a District in Buganda Region of

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

. It is one of the major political and economic centres of

Kyankwanzi District Kyankwanzi District is the northernmost district in the Buganda Region of Uganda and Buganda Kingdom, bordering Bunyoro. The district headquarters are in Butemba Town. Geography The Kyankwanzi District borders Nakaseke District to the east acro ...

and the district headquarters are located in Butemba Town Council.

Location

Kyankwanzi Town in

, is located on Bukwiri-Kyankwanzi-Bukomero Road, 25 km off Kampala-Hoima Road. By road, it is approximately from the capital

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 ...

, and is connected with nearby towns of Butemba to the west, Bukomero to the southeast, and

Kiboga Kiboga is a town in the Buganda Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kiboga District, and the district headquarters are located there. Location Kiboga is located approximately northwest of Kamp ...

about to the south via Bukwiri on Kampala-Hoima Road. The coordinates of the town are:01 12 00N, 31 48 00E (Latitude:1.2000; Longitude:31.8000).

Overview

Kyankwanzi is situated along the "cattle corridor," heavily inhabited by the cattle-keeping

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and Banyarwanda residents. As such, Kyankwanzi has long been known to the public as the location of the National Leadership Institute (NALI), a government institute, established here because of the history of the

Ugandan Bush War The Ugandan Bush War, also known as the Luwero War, the Ugandan Civil War or the Resistance War, was a civil war fought in Uganda by the official Ugandan government and its armed wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), against a number ...

by the

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to train national leaders in the public service, military, government security organs and willing members of the populace. When the Act of Parliament ordered inception of a new district in Kiboga North County, formerly part of

Kiboga District Kiboga District is a district in the Buganda Region of Uganda. The town of Kiboga is the site of the district headquarters. Location Kiboga District is bordered by Nakaseke District to the northeast and east, Mityana District to the south, Mu ...

, the town became the eponym of the district because of people's historical association of the place with the region. The

Headquarters' seat is rather in Butemba Town, located closer to Kampala-Hoima Road.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or near its borders: * The offices of Kyankwanzi Town Council * Kyankwanzi Central Market * National Leadership Institute (NALI) - An institute for training national leaders in public service, the military and state security organs. It started with President Museveni's

National Resistance Army The National Resistance Army (NRA), the military wing of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), was a rebel army that waged a guerrilla war, commonly referred to as the Ugandan Bush War or Luwero War, against the government of Milton Obote, and l ...

, present-day

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, when it embarked on armed rebellions to attack the

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administration in 1981, commonly known as

of 1981- 1986. * Beatrice Secondary School Kyankwanzi - A secondary school with sponsors from Switzerland

References

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Location of Kyankwanzi At Google Maps
{{coord, 01, 12, 00, N, 31, 48, 00, E, display=title Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Kyankwanzi District

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