Location

Located in Nakawa Division

Nakawa Division

Nakawa Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Nakawa, where the division headquarters are located.-Location:...

, Kigoowa is bordered by Kulambiro

Kulambiro

Kulambiro, sometimes spelled as Kkulambiro, is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.-Location:Located in Nakawa Division, the location is traversed by the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway...

 to the north, Kiwaatule

Kiwaatule

-Location:Kiwaatule is bordered by Najjera to the north, Naalya to the east, Banda to the south, Ntinda to the southwest, Kigoowa to the west and Kulambiro to the northwest. This location is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala's central business district...

 to the east, Ntinda

Ntinda

-Location:Ntinda is bordered by Kyambogo to the east, Nakawa to the south, Naguru to the west, Bukoto to the northwest, Kigoowa to the north and Kiwaatule to the northeast. This location is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala's central business district...

 to the south, 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...

 and 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 southwest and 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 west. The location of the township is approximately 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi), by road, northeast of 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 Kigoowa are:00 21 45N, 32 36 54E (Latitude:0.3625; Longitude:32.6150).

Overview

Prior to the construction of 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...

, Kigoowa was primarily a bedroom community of middle-class single family homes. Those homes became more upscale when Ntinda

Ntinda

-Location:Ntinda is bordered by Kyambogo to the east, Nakawa to the south, Naguru to the west, Bukoto to the northwest, Kigoowa to the north and Kiwaatule to the northeast. This location is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala's central business district...

 became a major commercial location within the city of ampala\\, during the 1990s and early 2000s. With the construction of the Northern Bypass, commercial construction has begun to appear along the highway, and at street junctions.

Landmarks

The landmarks located in or near Kigoowa include:

• 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...
  
   - Passes between Kulambiro
  Kulambiro
  Kulambiro, sometimes spelled as Kkulambiro, is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.-Location:Located in Nakawa Division, the location is traversed by the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway...
  
   to the north and Kigoowa to the south
• Kalinaabiri Primary School
• Saint Andrew Kaggwa Church - The Catholic
  Catholic
  The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
  
   church for Kigoowa Parish; named after St. Andrew Kaggwa, one of the Uganda Martyrs.
• Kigoowa Infants Primary School