Kamwookya, sometimes spelled as Kamwokya, is a location within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area.
Kamwookya | |
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  Kamwookya Map of Kampala showing the location of Kamwookya. | |
| Coordinates: 00°20′33″N 32°35′20″E / 0.34250°N 32.58889°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Central Uganda |
| District | Kampala Capital City Authority |
| Division | Kampala Central Division |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Location
editKamwookya is bordered by Kyebando to the north, Bukoto to the northeast, Naguru to the east, Kololo to the southeast, Nakasero to the south and Mulago to the west. This location is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, northeast of the Kampala's central business district.[1] The coordinates of Kamwookya are:0°20'33.0"N, 32°35'20.0"E (Latitude:0.342500; Longitude:32.588889).[2]
Overview
editKamwookya is a mixed residential and commercial area of the city, with a large number of small Information Technology (IT) businesses. Kamwookya is also the location of a central market, restaurants, shops, dry-cleaners and sports bars, many of them, upscale. Closer to the city center, one can find several foreign embassies, government buildings and an upscale shopping mall. (See Points of interest below:).
In the northern portion of Kamwookya, between the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway and Kira Road, the neighborhood is a densely packed slum, with poorly constructed housing units, poor drainage and rudimentary sanitary infrastructure, with attendant public health challenges.[3]
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Main road. -
General cleaning. -
Bath tab outside the house. -
Unfinished building. -
Traffic policeman. -
A church. -
Poultry.
Notable people
editRobert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, Ugandan musician, activist, actor and politician.
Points of interest
editThe points of interest in or near Kamwookya include:
- NBS Television Ltd[4]
- Iwat Solutions.[5][6] One of the few recognized Ugandan based live stream service providers
- British High Commission
- High Commission of the Republic of Rwanda
- Uganda National Museum
- Uganda Wildlife Authority Headquarters [7]
- Acacia Mall - technically Kamwokya lies on Kololo Hill. Acacia Mall, an upscale, six-storey, air-conditioned shopping center at the corner of Kira Road and Acacia Avenue, where Kamwokya meets Kololo proper.
- Katego Family Planning Clinic - a private medical facility [8]
- S&J Strategies Limited - a communications consulting firm[9]
- Kampala Northern Bypass Highway - the highway passes through the northern reaches of Kamwookya.
- Saint Francis Students Community Center - a public community center for area and visiting students
- Makerere Guest House - a private lodging facility. (Not to be confused with Makerere University Guest House, which is located on the main campus of Makerere University).
- Kampala City View Guest House - a private lodging facility, at the corner of Kira Road and Tufnell Drive.
- A branch of Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) - one of the commercial banks in the country
- A branch of Imperial Bank Uganda - in the Acacia Mall
- A branch of Orient Bank - in the Acacia Mall
- Daks Couriers Limited – the leading privately owned courier, transport and logistics company in the country.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Map Showing Central Kampala And Kamwookya With Distance Indicator". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Location of Kamwookya At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Uganda: Glum HIV/AIDS Outlook for Kampala's Slum Dwellers". IRIN News. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "NBS TV | Accurate, Bold, Authoritative".
- ^ "Iwat Solutions Limited". Yellow.ug. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ "iwat solutions , web design , web development, mobile application streaming". www.iwatsolutions.com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ Kakembo, Titus. "Monkeys Are Fun to Track". New Vision Mobile. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ Muyiyi, Susan (30 October 2009). "Beat Cervical Cancer, Stick To One Man!". New Vision. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Kasyate Goes Into Media Consultancy". New Vision. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2014.