Namulonge is a location in the Central Region of Uganda.

Location

Namulonge is located in North Kyaddondo Constituency, Kyaddondo County,

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 the Central Region of Uganda. Its location is approximately , by road, north of

Gayaza Gayaza is a town in Wakiso District in the Buganda Region of Uganda. Location Gayaza is in the North Kyaddondo Constituency, Kyaddondo County. The town is approximately , north-east of Kasangati, on the ''Kampala–Ziroobwe Road''. This is ...

. This location is approximately , by road, northeast 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 ...

, Uganda's capital city.Map Showing Distance Between Kampala and Namulonge
/ref> The coordinates of Namulonge are:00 31 30N, 32 36 54E (Latitude:0.5250; Longitude:32.6150).

Overview

Namulonge is a small town where the main employer is the National Crops Resources Research Institute, a public agricultural research institution. A

civilian A civilian is a person who is not a member of an armed force. It is war crime, illegal under the law of armed conflict to target civilians with military attacks, along with numerous other considerations for civilians during times of war. If a civi ...

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...

, Namulonge Airport, belonging to Namulonge Agronometry Station is located there. There is a

golf course A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, tee box, a #Fairway and rough, fairway, the #Fairway and rough, rough and other hazard (golf), hazards, and ...

in town.

Population

The exact population of Namulonge is not known, as of January 2010.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within Namulonge or close to her borders: * The National Crop Research Institute * Namulonge Agronometry Station - A government-owned

meteorological Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena (i.e. weather), with a focus on weather forecasting. It has applications in the military, aviation, energy production, transport, agriculture ...

station * Mary Louise Sumkins Memorial Golf Course - A private golf course * Namulonge Airport - A small civilian airport belonging to Namulonge Agronometry Station * The Gayaza-Ziroobwe Road - The road cuts through town in a south to north direction

References

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