Ndeeba is a neighborhood in the city 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
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
's capital.
Location
Ndeeba is located 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 ...
, 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,
Katwe to the northeast,
Kibuye to the east,
Makindye and
Najjanankumbi to the southeast,
Kabowa to the south,
Mutundwe
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 ...
to the west and
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 northwest. The road distance between Kampala's
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
and Ndeeba is approximately .
Overview
Ndeeba lies on the main highway (A-109), between
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 ...
and
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 ...
. It was a trading center and a lower middle-class residential area in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, Ndeeba has morphed into a busy
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...
with businesses, small industries, retail shops and a thriving farmers market. Many of the leading financial houses in
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
maintain branches in the area due to the booming business in commercial and retail banking in the neighborhood. Behind the thriving business environment along the main road, lies a sprawling slum with all the challenges that come with crowded, poor, urban living.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie in or near Ndeeba:
* A branch of
Bank of Africa
* A branch of
ABSA Bank
* A branch of
Ecobank
* A branch of
Equity Bank (Uganda)
* A branch of
DFCU Bank
* A branch of
Kenya Commercial Bank
KCB Bank Kenya Limited is a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. The bank has also been running an agency banking ...
* A branch of
PostBank Uganda
PostBank Uganda is a commercial bank in Uganda, licensed and supervised by the Bank of Uganda, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. The bank received her tier-1 banking license in December 2021.
Before that, PostBank Ug ...
* A branch of
United Bank for Africa
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos Island, Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New ...
* Ndeeba Farmers Market
See also
References
External links
Fire Guts Timber Stores in Kampala
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Neighborhoods of Kampala
Lubaga Division