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Ziroobwe–Wobulenzi Road
Ziroobwe–Wobulenzi Road is a road in Central Uganda, connecting the towns of Ziroobwe to Bamunanika and Wobulenzi, all in Luweero District. Location The road starts at Ziroobwe, approximately , north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The road goes in a general westward direction through Bamunanika to end at Wobulenzi, on the Kampala–Gulu Highway, a total distance of approximately . The coordinates of the road near Bamunanika are 0°41'50.0"N, 32°36'20.0"E (Latitude:0.697222; Longitude:32.605556). Overview As far back as 2008, when the Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road was designated, the Ugandan government planned to tarmac the Ziroobwe–Wobulenzi Road. In June 2014, the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) carried out an assessment to determine the individuals, families and businesses who will be displaced by the road works, with a view to compensate them. As at November 2014, the project was still in "preparation" stage. Points of interest The following points of in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziroobwe
Ziroobwe is a town in Luweero District in the Central Region of Uganda. The correct phonetic spelling in the native Luganda language is "Ziroobwe". Location Ziroobwe is approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This is approximately , by road, southeast of Luweero, the site of the district headquarters. The coordinates of the town are 0°40'59.0"N, 32°42'04.0"E (Latitude:0.683056; Longitude:32.701111). Population In August 2012, the night-time population of the town was estimated at 5,000, swelling to an estimated 7,000 during working days. Points of interest The following additional points of interest are found in or near the town of Ziroobwe: The town hosts (a) the headquarters of ''Ziroobwe sub-county'', an administrative until in Luweero District (b) Ziroobwe Central Market and (c) the offices of Ziroobwe Town Council. The Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road, ends here. This road connects Gayaza in Wakiso District to Ziroobwe in Luweero District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamunanika
Bamunanika, whose correct phonetic spelling is Baamunaanika is a town in, Luweero District in Central Uganda. Location Bamunanika is located approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are:00 41 15N, 32 36 31E (Latitude:-0.6875; Longitude:32.6085). Overview Bamunanika is the hometown of Dr. John C. Muyingo, He is the current State Minister for Higher Education in the Ugandan Cabinet (2011–Present). Dr. Muyingo is the Patron of ''Bamunanika Constituency Education Fund (BACEF)'', which gives scholarships to less privileged children in Bamunanika who cannot afford school fees. Bamunanika Parliamentary Constituency consists of five sub-counties; namely: Kalagala, Zirobwe, Kikyusa, Bamunanika and Kamira. Towns in Luweero District Bamunanika is one of the towns in Luweero District. The other towns in the district include the following: * Bombo * Kalagala * Kalule * Luweero - The location of the district headquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wobulenzi
Wobulenzi is a municipality in ''Katikamu sub-county'', in Luweero District in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Wobulenzi is approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on the highway to Karuma. The road is a busy, all-weather tarmac highway, referred to as the Kampala–Gulu Highway. The coordinates of the town are 0°43'12.0"N, 32°31'48.0"E (Latitude:0.7200; Longitude:32.5300). Wobulenzi sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level. Population The 1991 national census enumerated 5,391 people in Wobulenzi. In 2002, the population that year put the town's population at 18,846. In 2014, the national population census and household survey put the population at 27,048. In 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of the town at 31,000 inhabitants. UBOS calculated that the population of Wobulenzi Town Council increased at an average rate of 2.36 percent annually between 2014 and 2020. Points of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luweero District
Luweero District (also spelled as Luwero) is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. Luweero is the site of the district headquarters. Location Luweero District is bordered by Nakasongola District to the north, Kayunga District to the east, Mukono District to the southeast, Wakiso District to the south, and Nakaseke District to the west. The district headquarters at Luweero are approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the district are 00 50N, 32 30E (Latitude:0.8333; Longitude:32.500). Overview Luweero District was the site of a fierce insurgency by the rebel group National Resistance Army and a brutal counter-insurgency by the government of Milton Obote, known as the Luweero War or the "Bush War", that left many thousands of civilians dead during the early to mid-1980s. The area affected by the war has come to be known as the Luweero Triangle. In 2005, Nakaseke County was split from Luweero District to form Nakaseke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampala–Gulu Highway
The Kampala–Gulu Highway, also Kampala–Gulu Road, is a road connecting the capital city of Kampala, in the Central Region, with the city of Gulu, the largest urban centre in the Northern Region of Uganda. Location The road starts in Kampala and continues north, through eight Ugandan districts, and ends in Gulu, a distance of approximately . The road passes through the districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Luweero, Nakasongola, Kiryandongo, Oyam, Omoro and Gulu. The coordinates of the road near the town of Karuma are 02°14'04.0"N, 32°14'46.0"E (Latitude:2.234444; Longitude:32.246111). Overview The road from Kampala to Gulu is old (first constructed in the 1940s), and narrow. Instead of the regulatory of roadway, with shoulders and drainage channels, this road is only in some sections, leaving little room for vehicles to overtake one another. The Kampala–Gulu Road, is one of the most accident-prone in the country, along with Kampala–Jinja Road, Kampala–Masak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Vision
The ''New Vision'' is a Ugandan English-language newspaper published daily in print form and online. Overview ''New Vision'' is one of two main national English-language newspapers in Uganda, the other being the '' Daily Monitor''. It is published by the Vision Group, which has its head office on First Street, in the Industrial Area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city in that East African country. History It was established in its current form in 1986 by the Ugandan government. It was founded in 1955 as the ''Uganda Argus'', a British colonial government publication. Between 1962 and 1971, the first Obote government kept the name of its daily publication as ''Uganda Argus''. Following the rise to power of Idi Amin in 1971, the government paper was renamed ''Voice of Uganda''. When Amin was deposed in 1979, the second Obote government named its paper ''Uganda Times''. When the National Resistance Movement seized power in 1986, the name of the daily newspaper was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda National Roads Authority
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is a government agency mandated to develop and maintain the national roads network, advise the government on general roads policy, contribute to the addressing of national transport concerns, and perform certain other functions. UNRA is charged with, among other things, the selection of contractors, the supervision of construction, the scheduling of maintenance, and the prioritization of national road works. Headquarters The headquarters of UNRA are located in the UAP Nakawa Business Park, at 3-5 New Port Bell Road, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The geographical coordinates of UNRA's headquarters are:0°19'40.0"N, 32°36'46.0"E (Longitude:0.327778; Latitude:32.612778). Overview UNRA was established in 2006 by parliamentary enactment of the Uganda National Roads Authority Act. UNRA became fully operational on 1 July 2008. UNRA is governed by a nine-member board of directors, chaired by Angela Kany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Vision Group
The Vision Group of Companies, commonly known as the Vision Group, is a multimedia conglomerate in Uganda. It publishes the New Vision (newspaper), an English-language daily newspaper, that appears in print form and online, as well as newspapers and magazines in a variety of Ugandan languages. History The group was established in 1986, with the flagship publication, the New Vision Newspaper. The company's first managing director was William Pike, who started the year the group launched. In 2007, a board member of the New Vision Group was allegedly poisoned. In 2009, the group apologized for publishing a corruption story on Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda. The group launched its global mobile application (E-Paper) in 2015 but disabled it in 2019 to work on upgrading it. In March 2016, the groups signed a partnership with Wakaliwood Uganda to promote the Ugandan film industry. In 2017, the group's accountant was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling 262 million s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabaka Of Buganda
the kabaka Palace in kireka Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, According to the traditions of the Baganda they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the other secular. The spiritual, or supernatural, king is represented by the Royal Drums, regalia called ''Mujaguzo'' and, as they always exist, the Buganda at any time will always have a king. ''Mujaguzo'', like any other king, has his own palace, officials, servants and palace guards. The material, human prince has to perform special cultural rites on the Royal Drums before he can be declared king of Buganda. Upon the birth of a royal prince or princess, the Royal Drums are sounded by drummers specially selected from a specified clan as a means of informing the subjects of the kingdom of the birth of a new member of the royal family. The same Royal Drums are sounded upon the death of a reigning king to officially announce the death o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road
Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road is a road in central Uganda, connecting the towns of Gayaza in Wakiso District and Ziroobwe in Luweero District. Location The road starts at Gayaza and proceeds northeastwards, goes through Namulonge, Busiika, and Bugema before ending in Ziroobwe, a distance of about . The coordinates of the road in Bugema, Luweero District are 0°34'14.0"N, 32°38'38.0"E (Latitude:0.570556; Longitude:32.643889). Overview Prior to 2007, the road had a gravel surface. In 2007, the government of Uganda began to upgrade the surface to bitumen at an estimated cost of US$40 million. The work, undertaken by Serbian firm Energoprojekt, began in March 2007 and was originally expected to be completed in November 2009. The construction and improvement of the road was extended to include the Kampala-Gayaza section of the road. Because of repeated delays, completion did not occur until June 2011. Points of interest The following points of interest also lie along or near the road: (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Roads In Uganda
The following is a list of the national roads in Uganda, which are under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority. The list is not exhaustive. National roads See also * Economy of Uganda * Transport in Uganda *Kinshasa Highway References {{reflist, 2 External linksUNRA, World Bank in talks to resume road funding Roads in Uganda Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and ...
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Transport In Uganda
Transport in Uganda refers to the transportation structure in Uganda. The country has an extensive network of paved and unpaved roads. Roadways As of 2017, according to the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda had about of roads, with approximately (4 percent) paved. Most paved roads radiate from Kampala, the country's capital and largest city. International highways The Lagos-Mombasa Highway, part of the Trans-Africa Highway and aiming to link East Africa and West Africa, passes through Uganda. This is complete only eastwards from the Uganda– DR Congo border to Mombasa, linking the African Great Lakes region to the sea. In East Africa, this roadway is part of the Northern Corridor. It cannot be used to reach West Africa because the route westwards across DR Congo to Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) is impassable after the Second Congo War and requires reconstruction. An alternative route (not part of the Trans-African network) to Bangui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
