Butabika is a location in south-eastern
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
, the capital city of
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It 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 to the ...
.
Location
Butabika is bordered by
Bweyogerere to the north,
Kirinnya, a Ward in
Kira Municipality to the east,
Luzira and
Port Bell to the south,
Mutungo to the west and
Kireka in Kira Municipality to the northwest. This location is approximately , by road, east of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
's
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
. The coordinates of Butabika are:0°19'12.0"N, 32°39'27.0"E (Latitude:0.3200; Longitude:32.6575). Butabika lies approximately above sea level.
Overview
Butabika is the location of the largest mental health hospital in Uganda, with an estimated bed capacity of 900.
Butabika National Referral Hospital is the country's only referral hospital specializing in mental health. Prior to 2005, the hospital owned the entire area consisting of over . In 2005, about half of that land was sold to private individuals and institutional developers. One of those developers is Nationwide Properties, a subsidiary of Property Services Limited, develops and sells new homes as well as providing multiple facilities to the area. Nationwide has constructed a housing estate consisting of upscale housing units on of prime land, adjacent to
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropics, tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface are ...
.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie in Butabika or near its borders:
*
Butabika National Referral Hospital - The largest mental health facility in Uganda and the only national mental health referral hospital in the country, admitting in excess of 6,000 mental health patients annually.
* The Institute of Clinical Psychiatric Officers (ICPO) - A
Uganda Government-owned school that trains Clinical Psychiatric Officers, administered by the
Uganda Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is a Cabinet of Uganda, cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system, including preventive, curative, and reh ...
.
* Biina Catholic Cathedral - A place of worship affiliated with the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
.
* Royal Palms Housing Estate - An upscale private real estate development by the
Mukwano Group of Companies.
See also
References
External links
Kampala City GuideButabika National Referral Hospital Homepage
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Neighborhoods of Kampala
Populated places on Lake Victoria
Nakawa Division