Mbuya is a hill in southeastern

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. The hill rises above sea level. The name also applies to the upscale residential neighborhood that sits on that hill, as well as the government military installations located there.

Location

Mbuya is located in

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, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by Kyambogo to the north, Kinawataka and

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to the northeast, Butabika and ''Biina'' to the east, ''Mutungo'' to the southeast,

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, ''Kitintale'' and Bugoloobi to the south, Namuwongo to the southwest, Nakawa to the west and

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to the northwest. Mbuya is located approximately , by road, east of Kampala's central business district. The coordinates of Mbuya are: 0°19'39.0"N, 32°37'48.0"E (Latitude: 0.3275; Longitude: 32.6300).

History

Before Europeans came to Uganda, Mbuya was the seat of ''Kaggo'', a Luganda word meaning ''whip''. Kaggo is the title of the County Chief of Kyaddondo, then one of the 20 counties of Buganda. Today Kyaddondo surrounds Kampala to the north and east and includes most of present-day

. The county headquarters were eventually moved to

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and Mbuya was converted into an upscale residential and commercial area.

Notable residents

* Sam Odaka – former Foreign Minister of Uganda (1964–1971)

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located in Mbuya: * The headquarters of the Uganda Ministry of Defense * Mbuya Military Referral Hospital - one of two military hospitals in Uganda; the other is located in Bombo * The Embassy of the

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* The Embassy of Cuba * The residence of the

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* The Consulate of the Republic of Ghana * The residence of the High Commissioner of

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* Our Lady of Africa Catholic cathedral * Reach Out Mbuya HIV/AIDS Initiative

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