Mulago is a hill in north-central

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, the capital city of

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. The

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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 divisions of Kampala. It is approximately , by road, north of the city's central business district. The coordinates of Mulago are 0°20'33.0"N, 32°34'37.0"E (Latitude:0.342508; Longitude:32.576959).

History

"Mulago was derived from the Ganda word 'omulago', a type of medicine, kept on this hill that was used by King Suna II for protection against spirits. The landmark on this hill is Mulago Hospital. Built in 1917, Old Mulago Hospital merged with the New Mulago Hospital in 1960 to form a giant complex that is the national referral hospital. The complex also houses Makerere University Medical School."

Mulago neighborhood

At the lower end of the hill about from the hospital complex, are the Uganda Museum and headquarters of the Uganda Wildlife Authority at Kamwookya. The British High Commission office and the High Commission office of

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are both located in neighboring Kamwookya. The hill is, however, dominated by hospital related activities that include: * A doctors' village * A nurses' Hostel * Infectious Diseases Institute * Mulago National Referral Hospital * Makerere University College of Health Sciences * Makerere University School of Medicine * Makerere University School of Public Health * Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences * Makerere University School of Health Sciences * Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital * Upper Mulago Regional Referral Hospital *

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* Uganda Heart Institute * Welcome To Makerere Joint Aids Program * Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation - Uganda * * MU-JHU Care Ltd , MU-JHU (Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University) Research Collaboration * Kampala City Mortuary * Research Laboratories * Pharmacies

Other prominent structures and buildings in the neighborhood

* Corner house by Property Services Limited * Tagore Apartments * Iwat Solutions * Uganda Radio Network * Daks Couriers * Kitante Medical Centre * First Pharmacy Headquarters, at Mulago round about The headquarters of the Uganda Ministry of Health is located at Wandegeya, in the valley between Nakasero Hill and Mulago Hill. There is a small residential area on Mulago Hill, overlooking the Uganda National Museum. Also, there is a market at Kamwookya, between Kololo Hill and Mulago Hill. The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited maintains a large electricity sub-station at Mulago, which distributes power to the northern part of the city, including

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, the Mulago Hospital Complex,

Old Kampala Kampala Hill, commonly referred to as Old Kampala, is a hill in the centre of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Kampala Hill is bordered by Makerere to the north, Nakasero to the east, Mengo, Uganda, Mengo to the south and ...

and most of Nakasero Hill.

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