Namuwongo
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Location
Namuwongo is bordered by Lugogo to the north, NakawaNakawa
Nakawa is an area in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. It is also the location of the headquarters of Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala.-Location:Nakawa is located on the eastern edge of the city of Kampala...
to the northeast, Kiswa and Bugoloobi to the east, Muyenga
Muyenga
-Location:Muyenga is bordered by Bukasa to the east, Kiwuliriza to the north, Kisugu and Kabalagala to the west, Kansanga to the southwest, Kiwafu to the south and Kyeyitabya to the southeast. The coordinates of Muyenga Hill are: Latitude:0.2938; Longitude:32.6114....
to the southeast, Kisugu and Kabalagala
Kabalagala
Kabalagala is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The name Kabalagala comes from a local type of pancake made from cassava flour and sweet bananas and is spiced with local peppers. Hawkers of this food variety would pull up to motorists as they were waiting to turn...
to the south, Kibuli
Kibuli
-Location:Kibuli Hill is bordered by Kololo to the north, Nakawa and Mbuya to the northeast, Namuwongo to the east, Muyenga to the southeast, Kabalagala to the south, Nsambya to the southwest, the Queen's Clock Tower to the east and Nakasero to the northeast. Kibuli is located approximately ...
to the west and 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 northwest. The coordinates of Namuwongo are:00 18 40N; 32 36 35E (Latitude:0.3110; Longitude:32.6097).
Overview
Namuwongo is a 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...
neighborhood that was predominantly low income in the 1960s through the 1980s. However, as the population of Kampala has exploded in the 1990s and early 2000s, high-end businesses have moved into the area and raised its profile. Namuwongo's proximity to high-end 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:...
and Muyenga
Muyenga
-Location:Muyenga is bordered by Bukasa to the east, Kiwuliriza to the north, Kisugu and Kabalagala to the west, Kansanga to the southwest, Kiwafu to the south and Kyeyitabya to the southeast. The coordinates of Muyenga Hill are: Latitude:0.2938; Longitude:32.6114....
, as well as middle-class Nakawa
Nakawa
Nakawa is an area in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. It is also the location of the headquarters of Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala.-Location:Nakawa is located on the eastern edge of the city of Kampala...
and Bugoloobi, has ensured that it will not be mired into the low-end of the neighborhood spectrum. Low land values arguably played a role in attracting big business to the neighborhood, at least in the beginning.
Landmarks
Landmarks in Namuwongo include:- A sewerage treatment plant of the National Water and Sewerage CorporationNational Water and Sewerage CorporationNational Water and Sewerage Corporation ' is a water supply and sanitation company in Uganda. It is 100% owned by the Government of Uganda.-History:...
- International Health Sciences UniversityInternational Health Sciences UniversityInternational Health Sciences University is a private non-residential university in Uganda.-Location:IHSU has its main campus at 4686 St. Barnabas Road, Namuwongo, a southeastern section of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. IHSU's campus is located on the top floor of the building that...
(IHSU) - one of the 30 universities in Uganda - A member of the International Medical GroupInternational Medical GroupInternational Medical Group , is a conglomerate of health-related businesses, headquartered in Kampala, Uganda. IMG is the leading provider of private medical services in Uganda.-History:... - International Hospital KampalaInternational Hospital KampalaInternational Hospital Kampala , is a private, upscale, tertiary care medical facility owned by International Medical Group, the largest provider of private medical services in Uganda. As of July 2009, the hospital has a capacity of eighty beds.-Location:The hospital is located in Namuwongo in...
- A 200 bed state-of-the-art tertiary care hospital - A member of the International Medical GroupInternational Medical GroupInternational Medical Group , is a conglomerate of health-related businesses, headquartered in Kampala, Uganda. IMG is the leading provider of private medical services in Uganda.-History:... - The headquarters of Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU) - An NGO focusing on family planningFamily planningFamily planning is the planning of when to have children, and the use of birth control and other techniques to implement such plans. Other techniques commonly used include sexuality education, prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections, pre-conception counseling and...
and reproductive health for both men and women of reproductive age. - Little Lights Children Center
- A branch of Housing Finance BankHousing Finance BankHousing Finance Bank is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator.-Overview:...
- Mirembe Nursery School
- Fuel depots for Shell Oil and Total Oil
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See also
- KampalaKampalaKampala 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...
- NakawaNakawaNakawa is an area in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. It is also the location of the headquarters of Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala.-Location:Nakawa is located on the eastern edge of the city of Kampala...
- MuyengaMuyenga-Location:Muyenga is bordered by Bukasa to the east, Kiwuliriza to the north, Kisugu and Kabalagala to the west, Kansanga to the southwest, Kiwafu to the south and Kyeyitabya to the southeast. The coordinates of Muyenga Hill are: Latitude:0.2938; Longitude:32.6114....
- KololoKololo-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:...
- International Hospital KampalaInternational Hospital KampalaInternational Hospital Kampala , is a private, upscale, tertiary care medical facility owned by International Medical Group, the largest provider of private medical services in Uganda. As of July 2009, the hospital has a capacity of eighty beds.-Location:The hospital is located in Namuwongo in...
- International Health Sciences UniversityInternational Health Sciences UniversityInternational Health Sciences University is a private non-residential university in Uganda.-Location:IHSU has its main campus at 4686 St. Barnabas Road, Namuwongo, a southeastern section of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. IHSU's campus is located on the top floor of the building that...
- International Medical GroupInternational Medical GroupInternational Medical Group , is a conglomerate of health-related businesses, headquartered in Kampala, Uganda. IMG is the leading provider of private medical services in Uganda.-History:...
- KabalagalaKabalagalaKabalagala is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The name Kabalagala comes from a local type of pancake made from cassava flour and sweet bananas and is spiced with local peppers. Hawkers of this food variety would pull up to motorists as they were waiting to turn...
- National Water and Sewerage CorporationNational Water and Sewerage CorporationNational Water and Sewerage Corporation ' is a water supply and sanitation company in Uganda. It is 100% owned by the Government of Uganda.-History:...
- Dr. Ian ClarkeDr. Ian ClarkeDr. Ian Clarke is a physician, missionary, philanthropist, politician and entrepreneur, resident in Uganda.-History:Dr. Ian Clarke was born in South Armagh, Northern Ireland in 1952....
