Kamwookya, sometimes spelled as Kamwokya, is a location within the city of Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

's capital and largest metropolitan area.

Location

Kamwookya is bordered by Kyebando

Kyebando

-Location:Kyebando is bordered by Kawempe to the northwest, Kikaaya to the northeast, Bukoto to the east, Mulago to the south, Bwaise to the southwest and Kaleerwe to the west. This location lies approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala's central business district...

 to the north, Bukoto

Bukoto

Bukoto is a township within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area.-Location:Bukoto is bordered by Kisaasi to the north, Kigoowa to the northeast, Ntinda to the east, Naguru to the southeast, Kololo to the south, Kamwookya to the west and Kyebando to the northwest...

 to the northeast, Naguru

Naguru, Uganda

-Location:Naguru is bordered by Ntinda to the east, Nakawa to the southeast, Namuwongo to the south, Kololo to the southwest, Kamwookya to the west, Bukoto to the northwest and Kigoowa to the north. The coordinates of Naguru Hill are:00 20 48N, 32 36 20E .-Overview:Naguru Hill rises above sea...

 to the east, Kololo

Kololo

-Location:Kololo is close to the centre of Kampala, bordered by Naguru to the east, Bukoto to the north, Mulago to the northwest, Makerere to the west, Nakasero to the southwest and Kibuli to the south.-Overview:...

 to the southeast, Nakasero

Nakasero

Nakasero is the hill where the central business district of Kampala is located. Kampala is Uganda's capital and largest city.-Location:Nakasero is bordered by Mulago to the north, Makerere to the northwest, Old Kampala to the west, Namirembe and Mengo to the southwest, Nsambya to the south, Kibuli...

 to the south and Mulago

Mulago

Mulago is a hill in north-central Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises above sea level.-History:Mulago was derived from the Ganda word “omulago”, a type of medicine, kept on this hill, that was used by Kabaka Suuna II for protection against spirits. The landmark on this hill is...

 to the west. This location is approximately 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi), by road, northeast of the Kampala's central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

. The coordinates of Kamwookya are:00 20 28N, 32 35 13E (Latitude:0.3410; Longitude:32.5870).

Overview

Kamwookya is a mixed residential and commercial area of the city, with a large number of small Information Technology

Information technology

Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 (IT) businesses. Kamwookya is also the location of a central market, restaurants, shops, dry-cleaners and sports bars, many of them, upscale

Luxury good

Luxury goods are products and services that are not considered essential and associated with affluence.The concept of luxury has been present in various forms since the beginning of civilization. Its role was just as important in ancient western and eastern empires as it is in modern societies...

. Closer to the city center, one can find several foreign embassies, government buildings and a private hospital. (See Landmarks below:).

Landmarks

The Landmarks in or near Kamwookya include:

• The British High Commission
• The High Commission of the Republic of Rwanda
• The Uganda National Museum
• The headquarters of Uganda Wildlife Authority
  Uganda Wildlife Authority
  The Ugandan Wildlife Authority is one of the governing bodies that regulates wildlife conservation in Uganda.It was established in August 1996 by the Uganda Wildlife Statute, which merged the Uganda National Parks and the Game Department...
  
  
• The Women's Hospital and Fertility Center - A private hospital specializing in the care of infertile couples.
• Katego Family Planning Clinic - A medical facility
• S&J Strategies Limited - A communications consulting firm
• The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
  Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
  Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, often referred to simply as the Northern Bypass, is a road in Uganda, forming a semicircle across the northern suburbs of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city...
  
   - The highway passes through the northern reaches of Kamwookya.
• Saint Francis Students Community Center - A public community center for area and visiting students
• Makerere Guest House - A private lodging facility (not to be confused with Makerere University Guest House, located on the campus of Makerere University
  Makerere University
  Makerere University , Uganda's largest and second-oldest higher institution of learning, , was first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London...
  
  ).
• Kampala City View Guest House - A private lodging facility, at the corner of Kira Road and Tufnell Drive.

External links

• Kamwookya Increasingly Attractive Business Location