Makerere ( ) is a neighborhood in the city of

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's capital city. The name also applies to the hill on which this neighborhood is perched; one of the original seven hills that constituted Kampala at the time of its founding, in the early 1900s.

Location

Makerere is located in Kawempe Division. It is bordered by

Bwaise Bwaise is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital, and largest city. Due to lack of proper urban planning, it has grown into a commercial, industrial and residential township with poor infrastructure. The lack of developed infrastructure ...

to the north, Mulago to the east, Wandegeya and

Nakasero Nakasero is a hill and neighborhood in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Nakasero is important to Uganda's economy and politics, as it is home to Kampala's central business district and several government offices, ...

to the southeast, Old Kampala to the south, Naakulabye to the southwest. Kasubi and Kawaala lie to the west of Makerere. This location lies approximately , by road, north of Kampala's

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the " cit ...

. The coordinates of Makerere are:0° 20' 6.00"N, 32° 34' 12.00"E (Latitude:0.3350; Longitude:32.5700).

Overview

Makerere Hill is occupied primarily by

Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of n ...

. In the 1970s and 1980s, the university had nine ''Halls of Residence'', six for men and three for women. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as the university intake and student population grew from about 5,000 to over 40,000, private hostels grew up all around the hill, outside the university compound, to accommodate the new student influx. The original halls of residence are: ; For men: 1. Livingstone Hall 2. Lumumba Hall 3. Mitchell Hall 4. Nkrumah Hall 5. Nsibirwa Hall and 6. University Hall. ; For women: 7. Africa Hall 8. Mary Stuart Hall and 9. CCE - Hall Complex.

Landmarks

These landmarks are located on Makerere Hill or near its borders: * The main campus of

, Uganda's oldest university, founded in 1922. * The campus of

Makerere College School Makerere College School is a co-educational government aided O and A Level school founded in 1945 by Makerere University. In 1945 Makerere University was still a constituent college of the University of London. The school is located on the main c ...

, a mixed, day & boarding secondary school (S1-S6), founded in 1945 * The

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, a postgraduate institution of learning that offers instruction that is required for lawyers to practice law in Uganda, established in 1970 * Nana Hostel - an upscale residential hostel for affluent university students

Other points of interest

These other points of interest also lie in or near Makerere: *

Makerere Kikoni Makerere Kikoni is a neighbourhood located in Makerere.Bwaise slum - Located immediately north of the university campus *

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- Located to the east of

, between the university campus and

Mulago Hill Mulago is a hill in north-central Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises above sea level. The name also applies to the neighborhoods that sit on this hill. Location Mulago is in Kawempe Division, one of the five administrative d ...

* Kiwuunya slum - Located between

and Naakulabye

References

External links

Website of Makerere University
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