Mulago is a hill in north-central

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, the capital city of

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. The hill rises above sea level. The name also applies to the neighborhoods that sit on this hill.

Location

Mulago is in

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, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is approximately , by road, north of the city's central business district. The coordinates of Mulago are 0°20'33.0"N, 32°34'37.0"E (Latitude:0.342508; Longitude:32.576959).

History

"Mulago was derived from the Ganda word 'omulago', a type of medicine, kept on this hill that was used by King Suna II for protection against spirits. The landmark on this hill is Mulago Hospital. Built in 1917, Old Mulago Hospital merged with the New Mulago Hospital in 1960 to form a giant complex that is the national referral hospital. The complex also houses

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Mulago neighborhood

At the lower end of the hill about from the hospital complex, are the Uganda Museum and headquarters of the Uganda Wildlife Authority at

Kamwookya Kamwookya, sometimes spelled as Kamwokya, is a location within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area. Location Kamwookya is bordered by Kyebando to the north, Bukoto to the northeast, Naguru to the east, Kololo t ...

. The British High Commission office and the High Commission office of Rwanda are both located in neighboring

. The hill is, however, dominated by hospital related activities that include: * A doctors' village * A nurses' Hostel * Infectious Diseases Institute *

Mulago National Referral Hospital Mulago National Specialised Hospital, also known as Mulago National Referral Hospital, is a component of Mulago Hospital Complex, the teaching facility of Makerere University College of Health Sciences. It is the largest public hospital in Ug ...

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* Makerere University School of Medicine * Makerere University School of Public Health * Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences * Makerere University School of Health Sciences * Mulago Women's Referral Hospital * Upper Mulago Regional Referral Hospital *

Uganda Cancer Institute Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) is a public, specialized, tertiary care medical facility owned by the Uganda Ministry of Health. The facility is located along Upper Mulago Hill Road, on Mulago Hill, in the Kawempe Division of Kampala, about north ...

Uganda Heart Institute Uganda Heart Institute (UHI), is a specialized, public, tertiary care medical facility owned by the Uganda Ministry of Health. It is a component of Mulago National Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in Uganda, which serves as the teaching hos ...

* MU-JHU Care Ltd , MU-JHU (Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University) Research Collaboration * Kampala City Mortuary * Research Laboratories * Pharmacies

Other prominent structures and buildings in the neighborhood

* Corner house by Property Services Limited * Tagore Apartments * Iwat Solutions *

Uganda Radio Network The Uganda Radio Network (URN) is an independent Ugandan subscription-based news agency headquartered in Kampala. Location The headquarters of URN are located off Mawanda Road, in the Kamwookya neighborhood of Kampala, the capital and largest c ...

* Daks Couriers * Kitante Medical Centre The headquarters of the

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is located at

Wandegeya Wandegeya is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area. The name is derived from the weaver birds, (''Endegeya'' in Luganda), which used to inhabit the area prior to the 1990s. Location Wandegeya ...

, in the valley between Nakasero Hill and Mulago Hill. There is a small residential area on Mulago Hill, overlooking the Uganda National Museum. Also, there is a market at Kamwookya, between Kololo Hill and Mulago Hill. The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited maintains a large electricity sub-station at Mulago, which distributes power to the northern part of the city, including

Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of n ...

, the Mulago Hospital Complex,

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 ...

and most of Nakasero Hill.

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