Kimwanyi is a neighborhood in
Kira Municipality
Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region, Uganda, 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 coun ...
,
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira Town, Kira, the count ...
, in the
Buganda Region 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 ...
.
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 Municipality
Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region, Uganda, 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 coun ...
,
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira Town, Kira, the count ...
, in Central Uganda. It is approximately , by road, north of the central business district of
Kira Town
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 Mun ...
.
This is approximately , by road, northeast of downtown
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 ...
, Uganda's capital and largest city.
The Kimwanyi neighborhood is bordered by Nakweero to the north, Kijabijo to the northeast,
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 Nsa ...
to the east, Kiwologoma to the southeast,
Bulindo
Bulindo is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda.
Location
Bulindo is bordered by Nakweero to the north, Kitukutwe to the northeast, Kigulu to the east, Mulawa to the south, K ...
to the south,
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 ...
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:32.634733).
Kimwanyi sits at an average elevation of , above sea level.
Overview
Kimwanyi is a rural neighborhood. In 2001, a law was passed incorporating the village into the newly created
Kira Municipality
Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region, Uganda, 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 coun ...
, the second-largest urban center in Uganda, with a population of 313,761 according to the 2014 national census.
The neighborhood is the location of Kimwanyi Umea Primary School, an elementary school, administered by the Uganda Muslim Community.
Also located there is the ''Namugongo Youth and Women Development Association'' (YWDAN), a
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 so ...
.
Population
In 2002, the national census estimated the population of Kira Municipality at 142,800. Kimwanyi Parish's population at the time was about 6,800 (approximately 5% of the total). In 2014, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), enumerated population of
Kira
Kira may refer to:
People
* Kira clan, a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880)
* Kira (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Kira Chikazane (1563–1588), Japanese retainer
* Kira (German singer) (Janine ...
at 313,761.
Given that data, it is estimated that the population of Kimwanyi Parish (Kimwanyi Ward) in 2014, was about 15,700.
See also
*
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 ...
*
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, ...
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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 ...
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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 an ...
References
External links
Project Report supported by Japan Water Forum Fund 2012
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Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Kira Town