Kamwookya

Kamwookya
Kamwookya Map of Kampala showing the location of Kamwookya.
Coordinates:
Country	Uganda
Region	Central Uganda
District	Kampala Capital City Authority
Division	Kampala Central Division
Elevation	1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Kamwookya, sometimes spelled as Kamwokya, is a location within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area.

1 Location
2 Overview
3 Points of interest
4 External links
5 See also
6 References

Location

Kamwookya 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 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi), by road, northeast of the Kampala's central business district.^[1]

Overview

Kamwookya 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 a private hospital. (See Landmarks below:).

Points of interest

The points of interest in or near Kamwookya include:

The British High Commission
The High Commission of the Republic of Rwanda
The Uganda National Museum
The headquarters of Uganda Wildlife Authority^[2]
The Women's Hospital and Fertility Center - A private hospital specializing in the care of infertile couples.^[3]
Katego Family Planning Clinic - A private medical facility ^[4]
S&J Strategies Limited - A communications consulting firm^[5]
The 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.
The main campus of Victoria University Uganda - A private university; one of the more than 40 universities in Uganda
A branch of Fina Bank (Uganda) - One of the 23 commercial banks in the country

External links

Kamwookya Increasingly Attractive Business Location

References

Kampala District

Capital: Kampala

Divisions	Kampala Central Division Kawempe Division Lubaga Division Makindye Division Nakawa Division

Neighborhoods	Bugoloobi Bukoto Busega Butabika Bwaise Ggaba Kabalagala Kamwookya Kansanga Kaleerwe Kanyanya Kasubi Katwe Kawaala Kawempe Kibuli Kibuye Kigoowa Kikaaya Kisaasi Kiwaatule Kulambiro Kololo Kyambogo Kyebando Lubaga Lungujja Luzira Makerere Makindye Mbuya Mengo Mpererwe Mulago Munyonyo Mutundwe Muyenga Naakulabye Naguru Najjanankumbi Nakasero Nakawa Namirembe Namungoona Namuwongo Nateete Ndeeba Nsambya Ntinda Old Kampala Port Bell Wandegeya

Economy	Air Uganda Aya Group Quality Chemical Industries Limited Mukwano Group Ruparelia Group Bank of Uganda ABC Capital Bank Bank of Africa Bank of Baroda Barclays Bank DFCU Group Cairo International Bank Centenary Bank Citibank Crane Bank DFCU Bank Diamond Trust Bank Ecobank Equity Bank Fina Bank Global Trust Bank Housing Finance Bank Imperial Bank Uganda Kenya Commercial Bank National Bank of Commerce Orient Bank PostBank Uganda Stanbic Bank Standard Chartered Bank Tropical Bank United Bank for Africa East African Development Bank Uganda Development Bank National Housing and Construction Company Uganda Air Cargo International Medical Group National Social Security Fund Umeme Uganda Securities Exchange Uganda Investment Authority Capital Markets Authority The Monitor New Vision New Vision Group Uganda Telecom Mercantile Credit Bank Pride Microfinance Limited Uganda Finance Trust Limited Opportunity Uganda Limited Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited FINCA Uganda Limited UGAFODE Microfinance Limited

Notable landmarks	Bulange Uganda Parliament Buildings Butabika National Referral Hospital Mulago Hospital Complex Nsambya Hospital Rubaga Hospital Mengo Hospital International Hospital Kampala Kibuli Hospital Kampala Capital City Authority Complex Kampala Serena Hotel Hotel Africana Kampala Sheraton Hotel Imperial Hotels Group Imperial Royale Hotel Grand Imperial Hotel Hotel Equatoria Kampala Hilton Hotel Kampala Intercontinental Hotel Kampala Speke Hotel East African Development Bank Building Bank of Uganda Building Complex Mengo Palace St. Paul's Cathedral Namirembe St. Mary's Cathedral Lubaga Makerere University Main Campus Kibuli Mosque Old Kampala Mosque Kampala Airport Uganda Museum Uganda National Cultural Centre Kampala Northern Bypass Highway Kampala-Jinja Highway Kasubi Tombs Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala

Education	Makerere University Makerere University Business School Kampala International University Kampala University Kyambogo University Law Development Centre International Health Sciences University International University of East Africa Makerere College School Rubaga Community School Saint Lawrence University Uganda Management Institute Cavendish University Uganda Victoria University Uganda Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine

Notable people	Apolo Nsibambi Nasser Ntege Sebaggala David Serwadda Fred Ruhindi John Ssebaana Kizito Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige Erias Lukwago Dr. Ian Clarke Jennifer Musisi Maria Kiwanuka Laurence Sematimba Joseph Kizito Justinian Tamusuza Robert Ssejjemba Eugene Sseppuya Phillip Ssozi Wasswa Serwanga Yusef Sozi Derrick Sebagala