Bwaise is a neighborhood within

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 ...

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, and largest city. Due to lack of proper urban planning, it has grown into a commercial, industrial and residential township with poor infrastructure. The lack of developed infrastructure and poor service provision has exposed the town dwellings and residents to several challenges including flooding and water borne diseases.

Location

Bwaise is bordered by

Kawempe Kawempe is an area in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. It is also the location of the headquarters of Kawempe Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. Location Kawempe is located on the northwestern edge of Kampala. ...

to the north,

Kyebando Kyebando is a neighborhood in Kampala, the capital city, capital and largest city in Uganda. Location Kyebando is bordered by Kawempe to the northwest, Kikaaya to the northeast, Bukoto to the east, Mulago to the south, Bwaise to the southwest a ...

to the east,

Mulago Mulago is a hill in north-central Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises above sea level. The name also applies to the neighborhoods that sit on this hill. Location Mulago is in Kawempe Division, one of the five administrative d ...

to the southeast,

Makerere Makerere ( ) is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The name also applies to the hill on which this neighborhood is perched; one of the original seven hills that constituted Kampala at the time of its founding, in the ...

to the south and Kasubi to the southwest. This location lies approximately , by road, north of Kampala'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 Bwaise are:00 21 00N, 32 33 40E (Latitude:0.3500; Longitude:32.5610). Bwaise is a

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, one of the poorest areas in the city of Kampala. The Uganda Scouts Association operates a school in Bwaise, called Outspan School Bwaise, with assistance from the Northamptonshire Scout Troupe in the

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. Fast population growth has resulted in encroachment on the

wetland A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor ( anoxic) processes taking place, especially ...

s, the construction of unplanned buildings and poor drainage systems. These developments have made Bwaise prone to flooding.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie in or near Bwaise: * The

Kampala–Gulu Highway The Kampala–Gulu Highway, also Kampala–Gulu Road, is a road connecting Uganda's capital city of Kampala, in the Central Region, with the city of Gulu, the largest urban centre in the country's Northern Region. Location The road starts in ...

- The highway passes through the middle of the neighborhood in a North-South direction. * Kawempe Division Headquarters. * Bwaise Central Market and Kalwere Market, the major sources of fresh food and fruits for Kampala City. * ''Outspan School Bwaise'' - A school sponsored by the Northamptonshire Scout Troupe in the

* A branch of

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* The

Kampala Northern Bypass Highway The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, often referred to as the Northern Bypass, is a road in Uganda. It forms a semicircle across the northern suburbs of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, capital and largest city. The road was constructed to reliev ...

, intersects with the Kampala-Gulu Highway in Bwaise. * The

Lubigi Lubigi is a swampy wetland on the northern and western outskirts of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Location Lubigi forms an irregular semi-circle around the city of Kampala, starting at around Kisaasi to the north, stretching we ...

wetland has its origins in the swamps in and around Bwaise.

References

External links

The Slum Dogs’ Life In Bwaise
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