Makindye Division is one of the five administrative divisions of
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 ...
, the
capital of
Uganda
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, and the largest city in that country. The city's five divisions are: (a)
Kampala Central Division (b)
Kawempe Division (c)
Lubaga Division (d) Makindye Division and (e)
Nakawa Division.
Location
Makindye Division is in the southeastern corner of the city, bordering
Wakiso District to the south and west. The eastern boundary of the division is Murchison Bay, a part of
Lake Victoria. Nakawa Division lies to the northeast of Makindye Division. Kampala Central Division lies to the north and Lubaga Division lies to the northwest. The coordinates of Makindye Division are:0°17'00.0"N, 32°35'00.0"E (Latitude:0.283334; Longitude:32.583334).
Makindye, where the divisional headquarters are located, sits approximately , by road, southeast of Kampala's
central business district.
Overview
Neighborhoods in the division include Bukasa, Buziga,
Ggaba,
Kabalagala,
Muyenga,
Katwe,
Kibuli,
Kibuye, Kisugu, Lukuli, Luwafu,
Makindye,
Munyonyo,
Nsambya, Nsambya Police Barracks, Salaama and Wabigalo.
The following points of interest are located in Makindye Division:
*
Embassy of the United States
*
Nsambya Hospital
*
Kampala University, Main campus
*
Kampala International University, Main campus
*
Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine,
*
Cavendish University Uganda
* Headquarters of the Uganda Catholic Secretariat - Nsambya
* Ggaba National Seminary — ''Roman Catholic''
*
International Hospital Kampala
* Little Light Uganda - A
non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...
*
Monitor Publications - A subsidiary of
Nation Media Group.
See also
References
External links
Wavamuno Aids Orphans In Makindye DivisionSex For A Chapatti!Google Map of the Makindye Division of Kampala
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Geography of Kampala
Populated places in Uganda