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Kimwanyi
Kimwanyi is a neighborhood in Kira Town, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, in the Central Region, Uganda, Buganda Region of Uganda. Kimwanyi also refers to Kimwanyi Parish, in Kira sub-county, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District. It is one of the six parishes (wards) of Kira Municicipality, namely; Kimwanyi, Kira, Kyaliwajjala, Kireka, Bweyogerere and Kirinnya. Location Kimwanyi is in Kimwanyi Ward (Kimwanyi Parish), in northeastern Kira Town, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda. It is approximately , by road, north of the central business district of Kira Town. This is approximately , by road, northeast of downtown Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The Kimwanyi neighborhood is bordered by Nakweero to the north, Kijabijo to the northeast, Kitukutwe to the east, Kiwologoma to the southeast, Bulindo to the south, Gayaza to the west, and Manyangwa to the northwest. The coordinates of Kimwanyi are 0°27'12.0"N, 32°38'05.0"E (Latitude:0.453336; Longitude: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitukutwe
Kitukutwe is a neighborhood in Kira Town, Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Region, Uganda, Central Uganda. Location Kitukutwe is bordered by Nakasajja to the north, Kasaayi (in Mukono District) to the east, and Nsasa to the south. Kigulu, Uganda, Kigulu and Bulindo lie to the southwest, and Nakweero and Kimwanyi lie to the northwest. Kitukutwe is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Kitukutwe are:0° 27' 0.00"N, 32° 40' 12.00"E (Latitude:0.45000; Longitude:32.67000). Overview Prior to 2001, Kitukutwe was a residential and farming village. In 2001, a law was passed, incorporating the village into the newly created Kira Town, Kira Municipality, the second largest urban center in Uganda, with a population of 313,761 according to the 2014 national census. During the 21st Century Kitukutwe has developed into a middle-class residential neighbourhood, with planned housing developments an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira, Uganda
Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda, is the country's second most populous city. It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government. Location Kira town council was elevated to Municipal level by an Act of Parliament and became operational in financial year 2016/2017 under vote 781. Kira Municipality is bordered by Gayaza to the north, Mukono to the east, Lake Victoria to the south, Kampala to the west, and Kasangati to the north-west. The town is approximately north-east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 0°23'50.0"N, 32°38'26.0"E (Latitude:0.397237; Longitude:32.640557). The town is approximately in size. Administration Kira Municipality is made up of three divisions of Namugongo, Kira and Bweyogere which are further divided into six administrative parishes. These are: The political head of the Municipality is His Worship the Mayor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Uganda
The national flag of Uganda () was adopted on 9 October 1962, the day that the nation became independent from the British Empire. It consists of six equal horizontal bands of black, yellow, and red from top to bottom. A white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the national symbol, a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist's side. During the colonial era, the British used a Blue Ensign that was defacement (flag), defaced with the colonial badge, as prescribed in 1865 regulations. Buganda, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in the colony of Uganda, had its own flag. However, in order to avoid appearing to give preference to one region of the colony over any other, the British colonial authorities selected the crane emblem for use on the Blue Ensign and other official banners. History When the Democratic Party (Uganda), Democratic Party ruled the country, it proposed a flag design with vertical stripes of green-blue-green, separated by narrower yellow stripes, and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Central Region, Uganda
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possible between any opposite-sex pair within the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyaliwajjala
Kyaliwajjala is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda. Location Kyaliwajja is bordered by Namugongo to the northeast, Bweyogerere to the southeast, Naalya to the south, Najjera to the west and Downtown Kira to the northwest. This location lies approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country. The coordinates of Kyaliwajjala are:0°22'48.0"N 32°38'47.0"E (Latitude:0.380000; Longitude:32.646389). Overview In the 1960s and 1980s, Kyaliwajjala was a trading center at a road intersection. During the 21st Century it has developed into a bustling urban center with banks, retail shops, gasoline stations, pharmacies and hardware stores. The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway passes through Naalya, to the south of the neighborhood. Population During the 2002 national population census, the population of Kyaliwajjala was estimated at 16,200 or 11.5% of the total population of Kira. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kireka
Kireka is a township in Central Region, Uganda, Central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or ''Wards'' that constitute Kira Town, Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. The other five ''Wards'' in Kira Municipality are Bweyogerere, Bweyogerere Ward, Kimwaanyi Ward, Kira Town, Kira Ward, Kirinnya, Kirinnya Ward and Kyaliwajjala, Kyaliwajjala Ward. Location The township is bordered by Kyaliwajjala to the north, Bweyogerere to the east, Kirinnya to the south, Banda, Uganda, Banda to the west, Kyambogo and Naalya to the northwest. Kireka is situated on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately , east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the township are:00 20 48N, 32 39 00E (Latitude:0.346667; Longitude:32.650000). Overview Kireka is a busy township that grew out of a shopping center in the 1950s and 1960s. It is predominantly a working class city suburb with retailing, shops, restaurants, Internet cafes, banks, several gas stations and a post office. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirinnya
Kirinnya, is one of the six administrative wards in Kira Municipality in Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Kirinnya is located in Kirinnya Ward in south-eastern Kira Municipality. Kirinnya is approximately , by road, east of downtown Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Kirinnya is bordered by Bweyogerere to the north, Namanve to the north-east, Namilyango to the east, Murchison Bay to the south, and Butabika to the west and north-west. The coordinates of Kirinnya are 0°19'55.0"N, 32°40'09.0"E (Latitude:0.331944; Longitude:32.669167). Overview Kirinnya is a middle-class residential neighborhood. In between the residential dwellings, are schools, churches, soccer fields, shops and supermarkets. The Member of Parliament in the 10th Parliament (2061 to 2021) and the 11th Parliament (2021 to 2026), for Kira Municipality, (which includes Kirinnya) maintains his home in Kirinnya. Points of interest 1. Kirinnya Housing Estate: A development by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bweyogerere
Bweyogerere is one of the six townships or wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District in southern central Uganda. The other five wards are Kimwaanyi, Kira, Kireka, Kirinnya and Kyaliwajjala. Location Bweyogerere is located on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately , east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the township are:0°21'09.0"N 32°39'49.0"E (Latitude:0.352500; Longitude:32.663611). Overview Bweyogerere is on a hill that rises to a peak of above sea level. Mandela National Stadium is located in the southwestern corner of Bweyogerere, on the southern side of the Kampala–Jinja Highway. Kampala Industrial and Business Park, one of the designated industrial areas within the greater Kampala Metropolitan Area is in Namanve, to the east and southeast of Bweyogerere. The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, a dual carriageway road forming an arc around the northern half of the city of Kampala, leaves the Kampala-Jinja Highway at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-profit Organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a Profit (accounting), profit for its owners. A nonprofit organization is subject to the non-distribution constraint: any revenues that exceed expenses must be committed to the organization's purpose, not taken by private parties. Depending on the local laws, charities are regularly organized as non-profits. A host of organizations may be non-profit, including some political organizations, schools, hospitals, business associations, churches, foundations, social clubs, and consumer cooperatives. Nonprofit entities may seek approval from governments to be Tax exemption, tax-exempt, and some may also qualify to receive tax-deductible contributions, but an enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Bureau Of Statistics
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics ("UBOS") is an agency of the Ugandan government. Formed by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998, the agency is mandated to "coordinate, monitor and supervise Uganda's National Statistical System". Location The headquarters of UBOS are located in Statistics House, at Plot 9 Colville Street on Nakasero Hill, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This is at the corner of Colville Street and Nile Avenue. The coordinates of Statistics House are 0°18'58.0"N, 32°35'05.0"E (Latitude:0.316111; Longitude:32.584722). Overview The agency is supervised by the Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. UBOS is governed by a seven-person board of directors A board of directors is a governing body that supervises the activities of a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government agency. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulatio .... Its scope of wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayaza
Gayaza is a town in Wakiso District in the Buganda Region of Uganda. Location Gayaza is in the North Kyaddondo Constituency, Kyaddondo County. The town is approximately , north-east of Kasangati, on the ''Kampala–Ziroobwe Road''. This is approximately , by road, north-east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Gayaza are 0°27'03.0"N, 32°36'42.0"E (Latitude:0.450833; Longitude:32.611667). Gayaza lies at an average elevation of , above sea level. Overview In the early 20th century, Gayaza started as a road junction, where the road to Gayaza High School branched off the main road from Kampala to Kalagi. Shops began to appear in the middle of the century when the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture opened an agricultural research center at Namulonge. Later, Makerere University opened a crop and animal farm at Kabanyolo to cater for the faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. Today, the township continues to grow and is continuous with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
