Nakawa
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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
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Nakawa lies on the main highway between
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 Highwaytraverses the northern part of Nakawa in a west–east direction.
- Minister's Village, an affluent residential area set in nearby Ntinda, another city neighborhood.
- July 2010 Kampala attacks
See also
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.
