Nsasa is a neighborhood in
Kira Municipality
Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda, is the country's second most populous city. It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government.
Location
Kira town coun ...
, 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
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 ...
.
Location
Nsasa is bordered by
Kigulu to the north,
Misindye in
Mukono District to the east,
Namugongo
Namugongo is a township in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda.
Location
Namugongo is in Kyaliwajjala, Kyaliwajjala Ward, in Kira Town, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, approximately north-east of Uganda's capital Kampala. ...
to the southeast, downtown
Kira to the southwest, and
Mulawa to the west. 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 ...
, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Nsasa are 0°25'05.0"N, 32°39'20.0"E (Latitude:0.418056; Longitude:32.655556).
Overview
Before 2001, Nsasa was a residential and farming village. In 2001, a law was passed incorporating the village into the newly created
Kira Municipality
Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda, is the country's second most populous city. It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government.
Location
Kira town coun ...
, the second largest urban center in Uganda, with an estimated population of over 300,000 according to the 2014 national population census.
During the 21st Century, the neighborhood has grown into a highly-sought-after upscale residential area, with land values in the neighborhood of USh600 million (US$160,000) per acre, as of June 2019.
See also
*
Bulindo
References
External links
Jomayi Property Consultants Homepage
{{Wakiso District, state=collapsed
Kira Town
Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley