Nkozi
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Location

The town is situated along the 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...

-Masaka
Masaka
Masaka is a town in Central Uganda, lying west of Lake Victoria. It is the chief town of Masaka District. Besides being the headquarters of Masaka District, the town is the regional headquarters and largest metropolitan area in Lyantonde District, Sembabule District, Lwengo District, Bukomansimbi...

 Highway, approximately 88 kilometres (54.7 mi), southwest 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's capital and largest city. This location is approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), north of Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....

, at the point where River Katonga, exits the lake to begin its 220 kilometres (136.7 mi) journey west to Lake George
Lake George (Uganda)
Lake George or Lake Dweru is a lake in Uganda. It covers a total surface area of 250 km² and is a part of Africa's Great Lakes system but is not itself considered one of the Great Lakes. Like the other lakes in the region it was named after a member of the British royal family, in this case...

. The coordinates of Nkozi town are:00 00 36N, 32 00 00E (Latitude:0.0100; Longitude:32.0000).

Landmarks

The landmarks within the town limits or close to the edges of town include:
  • The offices of Nkozi Town Council
  • Nkozi Central Market
  • The main campus of Uganda Martyrs University
    Uganda Martyrs University
    -Location:The main campus of UMU is in Nkozi, a small town, approximately , by road, west of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, on the Kampala-Masaka Highway...

     (UMU), one of Uganda's thirty (30) public
    Public
    In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individuals, and the public is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the Öffentlichkeit or public sphere. The concept of a public has also been defined in political science,...

     and private
    Private university
    Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...

     universities.
  • Nkozi Hospital
    Nkozi Hospital
    Nkozi Hospital is a hospital in Nkozi, Mpigi District, Central Uganda. It is a private, community hospital, serving the town of Nkozi and surrounding areas of southern Mawokota County in Mpigi District...

     - A 100-bed community hospital administered by the Catholic Church.
  • River Katonga - The river exits Lake Victoria
    Lake Victoria
    Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....

     at Lukaya
    Lukaya
    Lukaya is a town in Kalungu District, in Central Uganda. It is one of the municipalities in Kalungu District.-Location:Lukaya lies on the Masaka-Kampala Highway, close to the shores of Lake Victoria and just south of the Equator. The town is approximately , by road, northeast of Masaka, the largest...

     in Masaka District
    Masaka District
    Masaka District is a district in Central Uganda. Its main town is Masaka, whose estimated population in 2011 was 74,100.-Location:The district is bordered by Bukomansimbi District to the northwest, Kalungu District to the north, Kalangala District to the east and south, Rakai District to the...

    , approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), south of Nkozi
  • Lake Victoria
    Lake Victoria
    Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....

     - The northern shores of Africa
    Africa
    Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

    's largest fresh-water lake lie approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), directly south of the town.
  • A branch of Barclays Bank
    Barclays Bank (Uganda)
    Barclays Bank Limited, commonly known as Barclays Bank , is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the twenty-three commercial banks licensed by Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator.-Overview:...

     - Located on the campus of Uganda Martyrs University.

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See also

  • Mpigi District
    Mpigi District
    Mpigi District is a district in Central Uganda. Like other most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Mpigi.-Location:...

  • Katonga River
    Katonga River
    The Katonga River is a river in Uganda, in East Africa.-Location:River Katonga is located in the southwestern part of Uganda. It starts from Lake Victoria and flows, first, northwards into Lake Wamala...

  • Lake Victoria
    Lake Victoria
    Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....

  • Uganda Martyrs University
    Uganda Martyrs University
    -Location:The main campus of UMU is in Nkozi, a small town, approximately , by road, west of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, on the Kampala-Masaka Highway...

  • Lukaya
    Lukaya
    Lukaya is a town in Kalungu District, in Central Uganda. It is one of the municipalities in Kalungu District.-Location:Lukaya lies on the Masaka-Kampala Highway, close to the shores of Lake Victoria and just south of the Equator. The town is approximately , by road, northeast of Masaka, the largest...

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