Kyambogo is a neighborhood in

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. It is within

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, an administrative borough of Kampala, Uganda's capital city.

Location

Kyambogo sits on Banda Hill, which rises to an altitude of , above sea level. The neighborhood is bordered by Kiwatule to the north,

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to the east, Kinnawattaka to the southeast,

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to the south,

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to the southwest,

Ntinda Ntinda is a location in northeastern Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Location Ntinda lies in Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by Kyambogo to the east, Nakawa to the south, Naguru to the we ...

to the west and northwest. The location of the neighborhood is approximately , by road, east of

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. The coordinates of Kyambogo are:0°20'54.0"N 32°37'49.0"E (Latitude:0.348334; Longitude:32.630275).

History

Little is known about the history of Kyambogo prior to 1958. That year, Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK) which had been established on Makerere Hill in 1928, was transferred to Kyambogo. Its role was to train Ugandan technicians and artisans. In 1948, the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo (ITEK) was established. Its first home was in Nyakasura,

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. It was subsequently moved to

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and finally to Kyambogo as well. In 1988, the Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE), originally a department at ITEK, was spun off as a separate institution. In 2003, the three institutions were merged to form

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, the third public university to be established in Uganda. Kyambogo University Senate building

Points of interest

The points of interest in Kyambogo, include the following: *

- One of the seven public universities in Uganda *East African Polytechnic college kyambogo - A professional Association organisation and registry of vocational professionals * Kyambogo College School - A mixed, non-residential public secondary school *

Nabisunsa Girls Secondary School Nabisunsa Girls Secondary School is an all-girl boarding school located in Kampala, Uganda. The school was founded in 1954 by Prince Badru Kakungulu, a Buganda Royal, in 1954, to offer post-primary education to the Muslim girl-child. Today it admi ...

- An all-girl residential O-Level and A-Level institution of learning. * a branch of

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* A branch of

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References

External links

Kampala City Guide
Populated places in Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Kampala District {{coord, 00, 20, 54, N, 32, 37, 49, E, display=title

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