Kamwookya, sometimes spelled as Kamwokya, is a location within the city of

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's capital and largest metropolitan area.

Location

Kamwookya is bordered by

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to the north,

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to the northeast, Naguru to the east,

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to the southeast,

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to the south and

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to the west. This location is approximately , by road, northeast of the Kampala's

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. The coordinates of Kamwookya are:0°20'33.0"N, 32°35'20.0"E (Latitude:0.342500; Longitude:32.588889).

Overview

Kamwookya is a mixed residential and commercial area of the city, with a large number of small

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(IT) businesses. Kamwookya is also the location of a central market, restaurants, shops, dry-cleaners and sports bars, many of them, upscale. Closer to the city center, one can find several foreign embassies, government buildings and an upscale shopping mall. (See ''Points of interest below:''). KCCA PS Kamwokya

In the northern portion of Kamwookya, between the

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and Kira Road, the neighborhood is a densely packed slum, with poorly constructed housing units, poor drainage and rudimentary sanitary infrastructure, with attendant public health challenges. Main Road into Kamwokya, Kampala.JPG, Main road. General cleaning.jpg, General cleaning. File:Loving the aesthetics vibes of home.jpg, Bath tab outside the house. File:Unfinished homeland.jpg, Unfinished building. File:Traffic policeman.jpg, Traffic policeman. File:A church in the Ghetto.jpg, A church. File:KAMWOKYA 3.jpg, Poultry.

Notable people

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as

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, Ugandan musician, activist, actor and politician.

Points of interest

The points of interest in or near Kamwookya include: * NBS Television Ltd * Iwat Solutions. One of the few recognized Ugandan based

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service providers *

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* High Commission of the

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* Uganda National Museum *

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Headquarters
Acacia Mall
- technically Kamwokya lies on Kololo Hill. Acacia Mall, an upscale, six-storey, air-conditioned shopping center at the corner of Kira Road and Acacia Avenue, where Kamwokya meets Kololo proper. * Katego Family Planning Clinic - a private medical facility * S&J Strategies Limited - a communications consulting firm *

- the highway passes through the northern reaches of Kamwookya. * Saint Francis Students Community Center - a public community center for area and visiting students * Makerere Guest House - a private lodging facility. (Not to be confused with ''Makerere University Guest House'', which is located on the main campus of

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). * Kampala City View Guest House - a private lodging facility, at the corner of Kira Road and Tufnell Drive. * A branch of Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) - one of the

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s in the country * A branch of Imperial Bank Uganda - in the Acacia Mall * A branch of Orient Bank - in the Acacia Mall * Daks Couriers Limited – the leading privately owned

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and

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company in the country.

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