Lugazi is a town in the Buikwe District of the Central Region of Uganda . The town is also called "Kawolo", and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants.
23-660: The town is on the Kampala-Jinja Highway , approximately 46 kilometres (29 mi) east of Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city. It is approximately 25.5 kilometres (16 mi), by road, east of Mukono , the nearest large town, also on the Kampala–Jinja Highway . Lugazi sits at an average elevation of 1,223 metres (4,012 ft), above mean sea level . The coordinates of Lugazi are 0°22'08.0"N, 32°56'25.0"E (Latitude:0.368889; Longitude:32.940278). The following points of interest lie within or close to
46-601: A municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda , is the country's second most populous city. It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government . Kira town council was elevated to Municipal level by an Act of Parliament and became operational in financial year 2016/2017 under vote 781. Kira Municipality is bordered by Gayaza to the north, Mukono to
69-665: A palace on Kireka Hill , in Kireka Ward. Mandela National Stadium is the largest stadium in Uganda, with a sitting capacity of 45,202 people. It is at Namboole, in Bweyogerere Ward . The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway , also referred to as the Northern Bypass, is the first dual-carriage interstate highway to be built in Uganda. It forms an incomplete circle around the north-east, north, and north-west of
92-427: Is a bedroom community for Kampala. The national census in 2002 estimated Kira's population to be 140,774 people, of whom 67,222 (47.8 percent) were males and 73,548 (52.2 percent) were females. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated the mid-year 2010 population to be 172,300 and the mid-year 2011 population to be 179,800. The town planner, however, estimated the population to be 300,000 in 2010. In August 2014,
115-587: Is a natural tropical rain forest in Central Uganda. The highway passes through the forest for over 30 kilometres (19 mi) between Lugazi and Njeru. (15) Njeru Town ; is the largest town in Buikwe District . (16) Nalubaale Power Station ; Uganda's oldest public hydropower station was commissioned in 1954. The highway passes over the dam. (17) Kiira Power Station ; was commissioned in 2003. The highway passes within 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of
138-683: Is a road in Uganda , connecting the cities of Kampala and Jinja . Sometimes referred to as Kampala–Jinja Road , it is a busy road, with several towns, trading centers and other points of interest along the way. As of October 2016, a new, wider, four-lane dual carriageway expressway, the Kampala–Jinja Expressway , is proposed to be constructed south of the present highway to relieve traffic and complement existing transport infrastructure between Kampala and Jinja. The highway stretches from Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city, to Jinja ,
161-649: Is located in Nakawa , Kampala. (3) Kyambogo University ; in Kyambogo , Kampala. (4) Banda Hill ; this is hill on which Kyambogo University is located. The name also refers to the residential and commercial neighborhoods on and around that hill. (5) Kireka ; is a township located in Kira Municipality . (6) Bweyogerere ; is another township in Kira Municipality. (7) Mandela National Stadium ;
184-632: Is made up of three divisions of Namugongo, Kira and Bweyogere which are further divided into six administrative parishes . These are: The political head of the Municipality is His Worship the Mayor. Julius Mutebi Nsubuga and Technical head is Mr. Yiga Benon as the Municipal Town Clerk. Each division is politically led by the chairperson and a Senior Assistant Town Clerk as the technical head at that level. The supreme policy-making organ
207-492: Is the Municipal Council, composed of 17 elected councillors. Kira Municipality is the largest town (municipality) in Uganda by population. The town is the second-largest urban center in the country, after Kampala. The population of Kira Town has grown at a relatively rapid rate compared to the national average over the last decade. Part of the rapid growth is attributable to the town's proximity to Kampala. Kira
230-829: Is the largest sports stadium in Uganda, with a seating capacity of 45,202. (8) Namilyango College ; is an all-boys boarding high school which is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi), south of the highway, at Seeta in Mukono Town . (9) Mukono Town ; is the point where the Mukono–Kayunga–Njeru Road and the Mukono–Kyetume–Katosi–Nyenga Road branch off the Kampala–Jinja Highway. Both reconnect to it at Njeru , 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Mukono. (10) Sezibwa Falls ; which are located approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi), south of
253-658: The Highway at Kayanja, in Mukono District . (11) Mount St Mary's College Namagunga ; an all-girls boarding secondary school at Namagunga, Buikwe District . (12). Lugazi Town ; located in Buikwe District , it is the headquarters of Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited . (13) University of Military Science and Technology ; in Lugazi, is an institution of the Uganda People's Defence Force . (14) Mabira Forest ;
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#1732797958026276-665: The Kenyan port of Mombasa . The road is a vital commercial link to the outside world for the three land-locked countries. It is also a vital road link to the sea, for many parts of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo . The following points of interest lie along or near the Kampala–Jinja Highway: (1) Uganda Management Institute ; in the Central Division of Kampala. (2) Makerere University Business School ; which
299-741: The city of Kampala and return to Kira in the evenings to sleep. The Kampala Industrial and Business Park , an 894 hectares (2,210 acres) business development park developed by the Uganda Investment Authority at a cost of about US$ 180 million (about UGX:470.5 billion), is located at Namanve in Bweyogerere Ward in extreme southeastern Kira Town. The Catholic Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs has been built at Namugongo in Kyaliwajjala Ward, where
322-545: The city of Kampala. The northern and eastern portion of the highway traverses Bweyogerere and Kireka wards, in Kira Town. In 2015, the electricity distribution company Umeme built a 40 mega Volt-ampere substation in the Nsasa neighborhood of Kira Town, at a cost of US$ 7 million (UGX:24 billion). This substation is expected to stabilize the electricity grid and reduce power losses in this fast-growing urban area. Constructing
345-830: The country's second largest commercial center, a distance of approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi). The coordinates of this highway near the town of Lugazi are:0°22'27.0"N, 32°54'56.0"E (Latitude:0.374175; Longitude:32.915550). The highway is an all-weather tarmac single carriageway road in good condition. The highway forms a section of the Northern Corridor , a road system that connects the East African cities of Bujumbura , in Burundi , Kigali , in Rwanda and Kampala , in Uganda to Nairobi , in Kenya and ultimately to
368-461: The dam and hydropower plant. (18) Nile Breweries Limited; is a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev . The highway passes next to the factory at Njeru. (19) The Source of the Nile lies approximately 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) south of the highway at Njeru. 00°22′27″N 32°54′56″E / 0.37417°N 32.91556°E / 0.37417; 32.91556 Kira Town Kira Town ,
391-434: The east, Lake Victoria to the south, Kampala to the west, and Kasangati to the north-west. The town is approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 0°23'50.0"N, 32°38'26.0"E (Latitude:0.397237; Longitude:32.640557). The town is approximately 98 square kilometres (24,000 acres) in size. Kira Municipality
414-555: The majority of the 22 Catholic Uganda Martyrs (now Saints ) were burned alive on the orders of Ssekabaka Mwanga II in the late 19th century. An Anglican shrine, administered by the Church of Uganda , is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the basilica, at the site where another group of martyrs were murdered for their beliefs. Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and the Nnabagereka of Buganda , Sylvia Nagginda , maintain
437-486: The national population census put the population at 317,157. In 2020, UBOS estimated the population of Kira Town to be 462,900 people. The population agency calculated that the population of the municipality grew at an average rate of 6.68 percent annually, between 2014 and 2020. A large number of young adults are engaged in boda boda (motorcycle and bicycle) for-hire transportation. Increasingly, residents of Kira Town are employed in salaried and non-salaried positions in
460-703: The substation cost US$ 5 million, while US$ 2 million was spent on the erection of feeder lines. The Public Health Department of Kira Municipality is determined to improve the living conditions of its citizens, through detailed attention to sanitation, provision of safe drinking water, safe disposal of human and other waste, and the maintenance of hygiene in schools, markets, and other public places. Plans are underway to formulate minimum acceptable hygiene standards for private and public buildings and open spaces. Efforts are underway to assist citizens in starting income-producing activities, including growing mushrooms. A number of first class primary and secondary schools are in
483-840: The town. In January 2011, the Shimoni Core Primary Teachers' College opened at Kitikifumba village in Kira Town. The college, formerly located on Nakasero Hill in Kampala, was established by the British government in 1952. In 2006, the former location was sold to an investor to construct the Kampala Intercontinental Hotel . The new location occupies 25 acres (10 ha). The facilities can accommodate approximately 450 students. The new college cost approximately UGX:8 billion to build. In 2011, St. Augustine International University (SAIU),
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#1732797958026506-542: The town: The 2002 national census estimated the population of Lugazi at 27,979. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 34,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 35,500. In 2014, the national census put the population at 114,163. In 2012, a Little League baseball team from Lugazi qualified for the 2012 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania . This
529-860: Was the second ever team from Uganda to qualify and the first to make the trip to the USA. The team that qualified in 2011 were denied visas by the State Department, therefore having to concede the MEA region title to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia . Lugazi is also the home of the Uganda Revenue Authority SC , a member of the Uganda Premier Soccer League. 00°23′00″N 32°55′27″E / 0.38333°N 32.92417°E / 0.38333; 32.92417 Kampala-Jinja Highway The Kampala–Jinja Highway
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