Mutundwe is a neighborhood in the

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 ...

Division of

Rubaga Lubaga is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The name comes from the Luganda word ''okubaga'', describing a process of "planning" or "strengthening" a structure while constructing it. For example, ''okubaga ekisenge'' means t ...

and

Wakiso Wakiso is a city in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda. It is the headquarters of Wakiso District. Geography Wakiso is located on the Kampala–Hoima Road, Kampala–Hoima Highway, approximately north-west of Kampala, Ugan ...

Division of Makindye Ssabagabo in

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. The name also refers to

Mutundwe Hill Mutundwe is a neighborhood in the Kampala Division of Rubaga and Wakiso Division of Makindye Ssabagabo in Uganda. The name also refers to Mutundwe Hill, where the neighborhood is located. Location Mutundwe is located in the northwestern edge ...

, where the neighborhood is located.

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Mutundwe is located in the northwestern edge of Ssabagabo municipality in

Wakiso District Wakiso District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira Town, Kira, the count ...

, in Uganda's Central Region. It is bordered by

Lungujja Lungujja is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Location Lungujja is located in Lubaga Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by Lubya to the north, Mengo to the east, Lubaga ...

to the north,

Lubaga Lubaga is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The name comes from the Luganda word ''okubaga'', describing a process of "planning" or "strengthening" a structure while constructing it. For example, ''okubaga ekisenge'' means t ...

to the northeast,

Ndeeba Ndeeba is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. Location Ndeeba is located in Lubaga Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It lies on the southern edge of the city. It is bordered by Mengo to the north ...

and Kabowa to the east, Wankulukuku to the east, Kitebi to the southeast,

Kabojja Kabojja is a neighborhood in Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda. Location The neighborhood is bordered by the Lubigi Wetland and Busegato the north, Nateete to the northeast and east, Kinaawa to the south. The Entebbe-Kampala Exp ...

to the west, and

Nateete Nateete is a location in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. Location Nateete is located in Lubaga Division, on the southwestern edge of the city of Kampala. It is bordered by Busega to the north, Lungujja to the northeast, Lubaga to the n ...

to the northwest. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Mutundwe is approximately . The coordinates of Mutundwe are 0°16'58.0"N, 32°32'03.0"E (Latitude:0.282778; Longitude:32.534167).

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During the first decade of the 21st century, educational institutions such as the Mutundwe Campus of

Kampala University Kampala University (KU) is a private, chartered, recognized and accredited university in Uganda. Location , KU maintained the following campuses: 1. Ggaba: The main campus is in a neighborhood in Makindye Division, approximately southeast of ...

and

Victoria Academy Mutundwe Primary School Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

have been added to the neighborhood. The

Mutundwe Power Station Mutundwe is a neighborhood in the Kampala Capital City Authority, Kampala Division of Rubaga Division, Rubaga and Wakiso District, Wakiso Division of Makindye-Ssabagabo, Makindye Ssabagabo in Uganda. The name also refers to Mutundwe Hill, where ...

, a 50 megawatt thermal power plant, was dismantled in 2011, but the Mutundwe electricity sub-station, where the power plant was located, still exists. This sub-station is a major transit point for power evacuated from the hydropower stations along the

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before it is transmitted to

Entebbe Entebbe is a city in Central Region, Uganda, Central Uganda which is located on Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda pri ...

Masaka Masaka is a city in the Central Region, Uganda, Buganda Region in Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District. Location Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The ...

, and the Western Region. Parts of Mutundwe Hill lie in

Lubaga Division Rubaga Division, also Lubaga Division, is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Rubaga, where the division headquarters are located. Location Rubaga Division lies in the western part of ...

, within the city of

, Uganda's capital. Other parts lie in the newly created town of

Ssabagabo Ssabagabo, also known as Makindye-Ssabagabo or Ssabagabo-Makindye, is a municipality in Uganda. Geography The town is located in the hitherto unincorporated Wakiso District, immediately south of Kampala's Makindye Division. It includes the follow ...

. Still other parts of the hill lie within unincorporated Wakiso District. The largest

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in the

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which belongs to the telecommunications giant MTN also called as the MTN Mutundwe Datacenter is located in the Area.

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Missionaries of "The Brothers from Our Lady of Good Counsel" In Mutundwe Bring Hope to Kisenyi’s Poor
{{coord, 00, 16, 58, N, 32, 32, 03, E, display=title Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Wakiso District Ssabagabo

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