Nakawa

Place in Central Uganda, Uganda

00°19′59″N 32°37′05″E / 0.33306°N 32.61806°E / 0.33306; 32.61806Country

UgandaRegionCentral UgandaDistrictKampala Capital City AuthorityDivisionNakawa DivisionTime zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

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. It is bordered by Ntinda to the north, Kyambogo to the northeast, Banda and Kireka to the est, Mbuya to the southeast, Bugoloobi to the south, Namuwongo to the southwest, Kololo in Kampala Central Division to the west, and Naguru to the northwest. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Nakawa is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi).^[1] The coordinates of Nakawa are 0°19'59.0"N, 32°37'05.0"E (Latitude:0.333055; Longitude:32.618066).^[2]

Overview

Nakawa lies on the main highway between Kampala and Jinja. From a mere intersection of the Kampala-Jinja Highway and Ntinda Road' in the 1950s, Nakawa has grown into a bustling metropolitan area with small, medium, and large industries and some of Uganda's highest institutions of learning. It is also home to Kampala Cemetery that contains 26 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, the total made up of 19 soldiers of the East African Forces and seven men belonging to the Uganda Police.^[3]

Landmarks

Nakawa has the following landmarks:

headquarters of Nakawa Division
headquarters of Uganda Revenue Authority
Nakawa Farmers Market
The offices of Uganda Securities Exchange
Uganda Industrial Research Institute
campus of Makerere University Business School
Kampala-Jinja Highway traverses the northern part of Nakawa in a west–east direction.
Minister's Village, an affluent residential area set in nearby Ntinda, another city neighborhood.
Kyadondo Rugby Club ground, one of the locations bombed by Somalia's Shabab in the July 2010 Kampala attacks

References

^ GFC (3 February 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Nakawa, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ Google (3 February 2016). "Location of Nakawa At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ CWGC. "Kampala (Nakawa Road) Cemetery | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 2023-06-12.