Kirinnya, is one of the six administrative wards in

Kira Municipality Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda, is the country's second-largest city by population. It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government. Location Kira town council was elev ...

in Wakiso District in the Central Region of

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Location

Kirinnya is located in Kirinnya Ward in south-eastern Kira Municipality. Kirinnya is approximately , by road, east of downtown

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, Uganda's capital and largest city. Kirinnya is bordered by

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 ...

to the north,

Namanve Namanve is an area in the Central Region of Uganda. The larger portion of Namanve lies in Kira Municipality, in Wakiso District with portions located in Mukono Municipality, in Mukono District. Location Namanve lies in Bweyogerere Ward, in ...

to the north-east, Namilyango to the east,

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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

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in the 10th Parliament (2061 to 2021) and the 11th Parliament (2021 to 2026), for

, (which includes Kirinnya) maintains his home in Kirinnya.

Points of interest

1. Kirinnya Housing Estate: A development by Akright Projects Limited, the largest indigenous real estate developer in Uganda. It consists of about 150 bungalows in a gated planned community. 2. St. Luke's Catholic Church 3. Kirinnya Seventh Day Adventist Church 4. St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish: A place of worship affiliated with the

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5. St. John's Primary School - Affiliated with St. John's Church of Uganda. 6. Maama Manjeri Boarding Primary School. 7. Bukasa Inland Port: Approximately , south of Kirinnya, on the northern shores of Lake Nalubaale, is the site where Bukasa Inland Port is being developed.

References

External links

Prepaid Care, Third-World Style: The Uganda Health Cooperative
{{Wakiso District, state=collapsed Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Kira Town