Kigo is a neighborhood in the town of
Ssabagabo
Ssabagabo, also known as Makindye-Ssabagabo or Ssabagabo-Makindye, is a municipality in Uganda.
Geography
The town is located in the hitherto unincorporated Wakiso District, immediately south of Kampala's Makindye Division. It includes the follow ...
in
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It 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 ...
. The name also refers to Kigo Hill, that forms part of the neighborhood.
Location
Kigo is located in the south-eastern corner of Ssabagabo Municipality in Busiro County,
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira Town, Kira, the count ...
, in Uganda's
Buganda Region. It is bordered by
Lweeza and Mutungo to the west, Ndejje-Lubugumu to the north-west, Kanaba Trading Centre to the north, Kubbiri and
Munyonyo to the north-east,
Kaazi and Busaabala to the east and
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropics, tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface are ...
to the south. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Kigo is approximately .
The coordinates of Kigo are
0°12'25.0"N, 32°35'38.0"E (Latitude:0.206944; Longitude:32.593889).
Overview
Kigo is located in fast-growing Ssabagabo Municipality, which is predominantly affluent and residential.
The
Lake Victoria Serena Resort, one of the two
Serena Hotels properties in the country, with its expansive 9-hole golf course is located in this neighborhood.
Mirembe Villas a residential development of upmarket apartments and condominiums lies immediately east to the Serena Resort Golf Course.
The
Kajjansi
Kajjansi is a town in Central Region, Uganda, Central Uganda. It is one of the urban centers in Wakiso District.
Location
The township is situated on the tarmacked, all-weather Kampala - Entebbe Road. Kajjansi is located approximately , by roa ...
–
Munyonyo extension of the
Entebbe–Kampala Expressway, passes through the neighbourhood in a general west to east direction, before it turns northeasterly to end at Munyonyo, thus forming patrt of the
Kampala Southern Bypass Highway.
''Kigo Medium Security Prison'' is located on a peninsular, in the south-eastern part of the neighborhood.
Plans to relocate the prison to make way for commercial development have not been implemented as of January 2019.
See also
*
Luzira Maximum Security Prison
*
Kitalya Maximum Security Prison
References
External links
Buganda Kingdom invests in mega US$65m housing projectAs of 12 April 2015.
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Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Wakiso District
Ssabagabo