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Kireka
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| Country | Uganda |
| District | Wakiso District |
| Municipality | Kira Municipality |
| Elevation | 4,199 ft (1,280 m) |
| Population (2008 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 61,000 |
Kireka is the name of a township in Central Uganda. It is one of the six (6) townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. The other five Wards in Kira Municipality are Bweyogerere Ward, Kimwaanyi Ward, Kira Ward, Kirinnya Ward and Kyaliwajjala Ward.
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The township is bordered by Kyaliwajjala to the north, Bweyogerere to the east, Kirinnya to the south, Banda to the west, Kyambogo and Naalya to the northwest. Kireka is situated on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi), east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] The coordinates of the township are:00 20 53N, 32 39 00E (Latitude:0.3480; Longitude:32.6500).
Kireka is a busy township that grew out of a shopping center in the 1950s and 1960s. It is predominantly a working class city suburb with shops, restaurants, Internet cafes, banks, several gas stations and a post office. There is a large central market where farmers bring their produce to sell to the city folk.
During the 2002 national census, Kireka comprised 38.4% of the population of Kira Municipality. In 2008, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated the population of Kira Municipality of which Kireka is a part, at 158,300.[2] In 2008, it was estimated that the population of Kireka Township was approximately 61,000.
The neighborhood of Kireka contains the following points of interest:
