Najjanankumbi
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Location
Najjanankumbi is located on the southern edge of the city of KampalaKampala
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...
. It is bordered by Kibuye
Kibuye, Uganda
-Location:Kibuye is bordered by Katwe to the north, Nsambya to the east, Makindye to the south, Ndeeba to the west and Mengo to the northwest. This location is approximately , by road, from the Kampala's central business district...
to the north, Lukuli to the east, Makindye
Makindye
Makindye is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's largest city and capital. Makindye is also the seat of Makindye Division, one of the five administrative zones of the city of Kampala.The other four divisions are:* Kampala Central Division* Nakawa Division...
to the southeast, Lubowa
Lubowa
Łubowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarłów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarłów, north-east of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....
to the south, Kabowa to the west and Ndeeba
Ndeeba
-Location:Ndeeba is located on the southwestern edge of the city of Kampala. It is bordered by Mengo to the north, Katwe to the northeast, Kibuye to the east, Makindye and Najjanankumbi to the southeast, Kabowa to the south, Mutundwe to the west and Lubaga to the northwest...
to the northwest. The coordinates of Najjanankumbi are:00 16 30N, 32 34 12E (Latitude:0.2750; Longitude:32.5700). This location is situated approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, south of the 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"...
of Kampala.
Overview
Najjanankumbi is a low-income residential and business location in Uganda's capital city. Numerous shops, restaurants and bars compete for space with small one to two roomed rental residencies. As is usual in low-income areas of most cities, crime is high in this part of Kampala. Medical services in this area of the city are scarce. NGOs help fill the gap by providing free services to the area residents.Closer to the Entebbe
Entebbe
Entebbe is a major town in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, the town was at one time, the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda, prior to Independence in 1962...
-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...
Highway, the businesses and residences are respectable, falling in value, as one ventures away from the highway. The Forum for Democratic Change
Forum for Democratic Change
The Forum for Democratic Change , founded on December 16, 2004, is the main opposition party in Uganda. FDC was founded as an umbrella body mostly for disenchanted former members and followers President Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement...
, the main Ugandan opposition
Opposition (politics)
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political party
Political party
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, maintains their headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
at Najjanankumbi.
Landmarks
Some of the landmarks in Najjanankumbi include:- The headquarters of Forum for Democratic ChangeForum for Democratic ChangeThe Forum for Democratic Change , founded on December 16, 2004, is the main opposition party in Uganda. FDC was founded as an umbrella body mostly for disenchanted former members and followers President Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement...
- The main opposition political party in Uganda - Uganda Australia Christian Outreach (UACO) - An NGO providing free healthcare to local residents
- The headquarters of the Uganda Local Governments Association (ULGA)
- Winston Standard Academy - A private elementary school