Namuwongo is a location in

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, the

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and the largest city in that country.

Location

Namuwongo is located in

Makindye Division Makindye Division is one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and the largest city in that country. The city's five divisions are: (a) Kampala Central Division (b) Kawempe Division (c) Lubaga Division (d) Makind ...

, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by Lugogo to the north, Nakawa to the northeast, Kiswa and

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to the east, Muyenga to the southeast, Kisugu and Kabalagala to the south, Kibuli to the west and Kololo to the northwest. The neighborhood is located approximately , by road, southeast of the

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of the city. The coordinates of Namuwongo are:0°18'29.0"N 32°36'44.0"E (Latitude:0.308050; Longitude:32.612223).

Overview

Namuwongo is a

neighborhood that was predominantly low income in the 1960s through the 1980s. However, as the population of Kampala has exploded in the 1990s and early 2000s, high-end businesses have moved into the area and raised its profile. Namuwongo's proximity to high-end Kololo and Muyenga, as well as middle-class Nakawa and

, has ensured that it will not be mired into the low-end of the neighborhood spectrum. Low land values arguably played a role in attracting big business to the neighborhood, at least in the beginning. North of the railway line in Namuwongo sits a place known as "Soweto"; a slum that is divided into seven zones namely: 1. Industrial Area View 2. Go-Down 3. Kasanvu 4. Namuwongo B 5. Namuwongo A 6. Kanyogoga/Masengere 7. Yoweri Kaguta (YOKA). These zones have over 20,000 people that are living in very confined spaces, averaging 2 rooms for a family of at least 4 members.

Points of interest

Points of interest in Namuwongo include the following: * A sewerage treatment plant of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation * International Health Sciences University (IHSU) - one of the 30 universities in Uganda - A member of the

International Medical Group International Medical Group (IMG) is a conglomerate of health-related businesses, headquartered in Kampala, Uganda. History IMG was founded by Ian Clarke, a physician and businessman born and educated in Northern Ireland but residing in Uganda ...

* International Hospital Kampala - A 200-bed state-of-the-art tertiary care hospital - A member of the

* The headquarters of Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU) - An NGO focusing on

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and reproductive health for both men and women of reproductive age. * Little Lights Children Center * A branch of Housing Finance Bank * Mirembe Nursery School * Fuel depots for

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and Total Oil * The main office and printing presses of the ''Monitor Publications'', publishers of the

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* Little Donkey Restaurant & Jet Ubuntu Internet Café * Uganda Hands for Hope CBO - Along Namuwongo Road * KCCA Namuwongo Health Clinic.

References

External links

The Other Face of Kampala Help for Children Living in Kampala’s Namuwongo SlumHope for Children in Uganda , Hope For Children
{{Kampala District Neighborhoods of Kampala Makindye Division

Location

Overview

Points of interest

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