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25-412: Nakawa Division lies in the eastern part of the city, bordering Kira Town to the east, Wakiso District to the north, Kawempe Division to the north-west, Kampala Central Division to the west, Makindye Division across Murchison Bay to the south-west and Lake Victoria to the south. The coordinates of the division are 0°20'00.0"N, 32°37'00.0"E (Latitude:0.333333; Longitude:32.616667). Neighborhoods in

50-601: 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

75-665: 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

100-459: A population of 907,988, making it the second-most populated district in the country. At that time, 53 percent of the population were children below the age of 18 years and 17 percent of the population were orphans. The national census and household survey of 2014 enumerated 1,997,418 people in the district. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the total population in the district, as of mid-year 2020 at 2,915,000. UBOS also calculated that

125-565: A private, multi-campus university, received a provisional license from the Uganda National Council for Higher Education . SAIU is one of a number of private universities accredited between 2010 and 2014. It maintains a campus at Namugongo , where it hosts its College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. 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

150-427: 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,

175-632: 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

200-492: 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

225-525: Is the site of the district headquarters. Kira , the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is in the district. Wakiso District lies in the Central Region of the country, bordering Nakaseke District and Luweero District to the north, Mukono District to the east, Kalangala District in Lake Victoria to the south, Mpigi District to the southwest and Mityana District to

250-404: Is typical of Nakawa Division. The division is characterized by comparatively small seasonal variations in temperature. Due to a high rate of evaporation from the lake surface and to regular winds, which drift across the lake from east to west all seasons, the average annual rainfall is high; 1,558 millimetres (61.3 in). There is a tendency of the rainfall to decrease as one moves northwards from

275-741: 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

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300-545: 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

325-514: The district population increased at an average annual rate of 6.7 percent, between 2014 and 2020. Wakiso District is made up of two counties and a municipality: Kyadondo County, Busiro County. Entebbe City was split off and granted city status in 2020. The district is further subdivided into the following administrative units: The district headquarters are located in Wakiso Town, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Kampala on

350-408: The division include Bugoloobi , Bukoto , Butabika , Kiswa, Kiwaatule , Kyambogo , Kyanja , Luzira , Mbuya , Mutungo , Nabisunsa, Naguru , Nakawa , and Ntinda . The average elevation of Nakawa is about 1,083 metres (3,553 ft), above sea level. The topography of the division is characterized by flat-topped hills of uniform height divided by shallow valleys forming papyrus swamps. Most of

375-464: The division population. Youth aged 10 to 24 were 30 percent of the population, and 26.7 percent of the population were women of child-bearing age. The population growth rate in 2002 was 4.8 percent and the total fertility rate was 5.1 percent. The average family size was 4 and the maternal mortality rate was 265 per 100,000 live births. The points of interest located in Nakawa Division include

400-434: 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

425-661: The following: (a) Kyambogo University (b) Makerere University Business School (c) Headquarters of Uganda Revenue Authority (d) Headquarters of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) (e) Mbuya Military Hospital , a tertiary referral hospital for the UPDF (f) Naguru General Hospital (g) Butabika National Referral Hospital , Uganda's only psychiatric referral hospital (h) Luzira Maximum Security Prison (i) Nakawa Market (j) Quality Chemical Industries Limited . 00°20′N 32°37′E  /  0.333°N 32.617°E  / 0.333; 32.617 Kira Town Kira Town ,

450-422: The hills) and the papyrus swamps have been encroached on, in the valleys, by illegal developers. The 1991 national census estimated the division's population at 135,519. The 2002 census put the figure at 246,781, with 122,249 (49.5 percent) females and 124,532 (50.5 percent) males. In 2002, the division had 20.3 percent of the total Kampala District population. Children below five years of age were 20 percent of

475-410: The lake shores. The rain falls in 160 to 170 days each year, with two peaks from March to May and from October to November. Only a small proportion of the division vegetation can be considered as natural. The vegetation of the hills, which was originally shrubs and forests, has been modified to a greater extent as a result of clearing to give way for settlement (high income residential neighborhoods on

500-555: 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

525-486: 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

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550-404: The northwest. Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located, lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country. The coordinates of the district are:00 24N, 32 29E. In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 562,887. According to the 2002 national census figures, Wakiso District had

575-606: The streams flow into Lake Victoria. The streams are characterized by low gradient and comparatively broad valley floors. Owing to alluvial aggregation, low gradient, and frequent local silting, many valley floors have become seasonal or permanent swamps. The soil geology from which the soils of the corridor formed belongs to the Basement Complex. It consists of a variety of metamorphic largely granitoid rocks, acid gneisses, schists and sand stones. Most of these rocks are highly weathered. The meteorological data for Kampala City

600-703: 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

625-840: 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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