Nsambya is a hill in the center of

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, the capital and largest city in

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. The name also refers to the upscale and middle-class neighborhoods that have been developed on the hill and its slopes.

Location

Nsambya is located approximately south-southeast of the

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of Kampala, along the

– Ggaba Road. The coordinates of Nsambya Hill are 0°17'57.0"N, 32°35'17.0"E (Latitude:0.299167; Latitude:32.588056). Nsambya Hill rises above

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Overview

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, Mengo,

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, Namirembe and

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. Nsambya was occupied by the Mill Hill Fathers, led by Bishop

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, starting in 1895. The infrastructure that they set up on the hill includes a Catholic Mission, a Catholic Church, a Mission Hospital, separate elementary and secondary schools for boys and girls, among others.

Points of interest

The points of interest on Nsambya Hill include St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, a 540-bed tertiary referral and teaching non-profit hospital. owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala and administered by the ''Little Sisters of St. Francis''. Nsambya Home Care (NHC) is one of the departments of Nsambya Hospital. "The department offers medical and psychosocial support to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs)". Other notable points of interest include (a) Radio Sapientia Uganda 94.4FM (b) Saint Peter's Cathedral Nsambya, a place of worship affiliated with the

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, located at Nsambya Hospital (d) the American Embassy to Uganda and Cavendish University Uganda, whose campus is located along Ggaba Road, opposite the American Embassy.

Notable people

* Josephine Nambooze (born 1930), physician, was born and grew up in Nsambya. * Hassan Wasswa (born 1988), footballer * Patrick Edema (born 1992), footballer * Shafiq Kagimu (born 1998), footballer

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