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Kitukutwe is a neighborhood 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 ...
, Kyaddondo County,
Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is i ...
, in Central Uganda.


Location

Kitukutwe is bordered by Nakasajja to the north, Kasaayi (in
Mukono District Mukono is one of the districts in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mukono is home to the district's main commercial center and district headquarters. Location Mukono District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja Dist ...
) to the east, and Nsasa to the south. Kigulu and
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, ...
lie to the southwest, and Nakweero and
Kimwanyi Kimwanyi is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda. Kimwanyi also refers to Kimwanyi Parish, in Kira sub-county, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District. It is one of the six parishes (wards) of Kira ...
lie to the northwest. Kitukutwe is approximately , by road, northeast of
Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and ...
, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Kitukutwe are:0° 27' 0.00"N, 32° 40' 12.00"E (Latitude:0.45000; Longitude:32.67000).


Overview

Prior to 2001, Kitukutwe was a residential and farming village. 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 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 ...
, the second largest urban center in Uganda, with a population of 313,761 according to the 2014 national census. During the 21st Century Kitukutwe has developed into a middle-class residential neighbourhood, with planned housing developments and large private farms and ranches. Kitukutwe is connected to the national power grid and to the water pipeline of the
National Water and Sewerage Corporation The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is a water supply and sanitation company in Uganda. It is wholly owned by the government of Uganda. Location The company, as of July 2018, was in the final stages of construction of its new hea ...
.


Points of interest

These are some of the points of interest in or near Kitukutwe: * Riverside Acres Kitukutwe Housing Estate - A planned residential development b
Riverside Acres Limited
a private
real estate development Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of developed land or parcels to others. R ...
company. * Jomayi Kigulu Housing Estate - A planned residential development b
Jomayi Estates Limited
a private real estate development company. Housing estate located in nearby Kigulu. * Akright Nsasa Housing Estate - A planned residential development b
Akright Projects Limited
a private real estate development company. Housing estate located in nearby Nsasa Village.


See also

* Kigulu * Nsasa *
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, ...
*
Kitikifumba Kitikifumba is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Kitikifumba is bordered by Bulindo to the east, Mulawa to the southeast, downtown Kira to the south, the village ...
*
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 ...


External links


Location of Kitukutwe At Google Maps


References

{{Wakiso District Kira Town Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley