Ssabagabo, also known as Makindye-Ssabagabo or Ssabagabo-Makindye, is a municipality in

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Location

The town is located in the hitherto unincorporated

Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is ...

, immediately south of

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's Makindye Division. It includes the following neighborhoods, among others:

Mutundwe Mutundwe is a neighborhood in the town of Ssabagabo in Uganda. The name also refers to Mutundwe Hill, where the neighborhood is located. Location Mutundwe is located in the northwestern edge of Ssabagabo municipality in Wakiso District, in Ug ...

Najjanankumbi Najjanankumbi is located in Lubaga Division, on the southern edge of the city of Kampala. Location Najjanankumbi is located on the southern edge of the city of Kampal It is bordered by Kibuye, Uganda, Kibuye to the north, Lukuli to the east, ...

, Zana, Bunnamwaya, Seguku,

Lubowa Lubowa is a location in Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda. It is a suburb of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. Location Lubowa is bordered by Kabowa to the north, Najjanankumbi and Makindye to ...

, Ndejje-Lubugumu, Busaabala, Masajja, Kaazi, Lweeza,

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, and Kubbiri. The coordinates of the new town are 0°14'34.0"N, 32°33'36.0"E (Latitude:0.242789; Longitude:32.559987).

Overview

Before its current status, the town was a sub-county in Wakiso District. Generally, the town is already built-up and consists of mainly middle and upper-class neighborhoods. In the Lubowa neighborhood,

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maintains two of its three component companies and factories. The old

Kampala–Entebbe Road The Kampala–Entebbe Road, also known as the Entebbe–Kampala Road or the Entebbe Road, is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the capital city of Kampala and Entebbe International Airport. Location The road starts on Kampala ...

passes through the eastern portion of the town in a general north to south direction. The Munyonyo spur of the new Entebbe–Kampala Expressway passes through the southern portion of the new town in a general west to east direction.

Administration

During the 2016/2017 financial year, which began on 1 July 2016 and ended on 30 June 2017, the municipality budgeted to spend in excess of USh10 billion. Of that, UShs4.8 billion was expected to come from local taxes while the

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was expected to contribute USh5.9 billion. However the work in the district was hampered by a slow recruitment process, with only 15 out of the required 90 positions filled as of October 2016.

Population

During the national census and household survey of 27 and 28 August 2014, the

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(UBOS), enumerated the population of Ssabagabo Municipality at 410,044 people.

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