Mpererwe is a neighborhood in the city 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 ...

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's capital city. Sometimes it is spelled as Mpereerwe.

Location

Mpererwe is in

Kawempe Division Kawempe Division (sub-county) is one of the five divisions that comprise the city of Kampala along with Makindye division, Lubaga division, Nakawa division and Central division, It has 19 parishes and 771 villages. The parishes include Bwaise ...

in northern Kampala. It is bordered by Katalemwa in

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 ...

to the north,

Kisaasi Kisaasi is a location, within the city of Kampala, Uganda. Location Kisaasi is located in Kawempe Division, in northern Kampala. It is bordered by Ntinda and Bukoto to the south, Kigoowa to the southeast, Kulambiro to the east, Komamboga to th ...

to the east,

Kanyanya Kanyanya is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. Location Kanyanya is bordered by Wakiso District to the north, Mpererwe to the east, Kaleerwe to the south, and Kawempe to the west. This is approximately , by road, nort ...

to the south, and

Kawempe Kawempe is an area in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. It is also the location of the headquarters of Kawempe Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. Location Kawempe is located on the northwestern edge of Kampala. ...

to the west. This location is approximately , by road, north of Kampala's central business district. The coordinates of Mpererwe are 0°22'55.0"N 32°34'31.0"E (Latitude:0.381950; Longitude:32.575275).

Overview

Mpererwe is a trading centre that is gradually turning into a busy commercial area. Schools, gas stations, small-scale factories, hospitals, and a cinema hall are in this neighborhood. In up to 50 percent of homes, backyard

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is practiced. Because of the rapid urbanisation rate coupled with high unemployment, particularly among young people, the area is prone to crime. Despite those challenges, the neighborhood remains close-knit, with a modest cost of living compared to other areas of the city.

Points of interest

These points of interest are located within Mpererwe or near its borders: * Mpererwe Church of Uganda Primary School - A mixed, day, elementary school, affiliated with the

Church of Uganda The Church of Uganda is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 37 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop. Each diocese is divided into archdeaconries, each headed by a senior priest known a ...

* St. Stephen's Mpererwe Hospital - A private 100-bed community hospital affiliated with the

* Katalemwa Cheshire Home - A rehabilitation center for children with severe orthopaedic, spinal and mental disabilities. Operated under contract by the

Good Samaritan Sisters The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, colloquially known as the "Good Sams", is a Roman Catholic congregation of religious women commenced by Bede Polding, OSB, Australia’s first Catholic bishop, in Sydney in 1857. The congregat ...

, under the supervision of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala The Archdiocese of Kampala is the Metropolitan See for the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda. History The present Kampala Archdiocese is the result of territorial changes: * Victoria Nyanza Vicariate (1883). It was ...

. * Kampala Capital City Authority Landfill - located at Kiteezi, near Mpererwe * Faikha Senior Secondary School - A private, non-residential secondary school (S1-S4), affiliated with the Islamic Faith

References

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Detailed Demarcation of Kampala City Divisions

Kampala's Garbage Problem
{{coord, 00, 22, 55, N, 32, 34, 31, E, display=title Neighborhoods of Kampala Cities in the Great Rift Valley Kawempe Division

Location

Overview

Points of interest

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