Bweyogerere

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Bweyogerere
Bweyogerere
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°22′01″N 32°40′01″E / 0.36694°N 32.66694°E / 0.36694; 32.66694
Country Uganda
District Wakiso District
Municipality Kira, Uganda
Elevation 3,900 ft (1,200 m)
Population (2008 Estimate)
 • Total 42,000

Bweyogerere is the name of a township in south-central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. The other five wards are Kimwaanyi, Kira, Kireka, Kirinnya and Kyaliwajjala.

Location

Bweyogerere is on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi), east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] The coordinates of the township are 00 22 01N, 32 40 01E (Latitude:0.3670; Longitude:32.6670).

Overview

Bweyogerere is on a hill that rises to a peak of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level. The higher reaches of the hill are occupied by upscale homes with manicured lawns and fenced yards. The middle reaches are occupied by middle-class homes, apartment buildings and hotels. The lower reaches of the hill has lower social class homes in tight-fitting one- or two-room rental units. On the lower areas one finds shops, supermarkets, restaurants, and small-scale industries. In this same area, on the south-facing side of the hill, the Kampala-Jinja Highway traverses the township. Mandela National Stadium is located in the southwestern corner of Bweyogerere, on the southern side of the Highway.

Kampala Industrial and Business Park, one of the designated industrial areas within the greater Kampala Metropolitan Area is in Namanve, in the southeastern corner of Bweyogerere.[2] The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, a 21 kilometres (13 mi) dual carriageway road forming an arc around the northern half of the city of Kampala, leaves the Kampala-Jinja Highway at Bweyogerere and begins a winding journey that ends in Nateete on the Kampala-Masaka Highway.[3]

Population

During the 2002 national census, Bweyogerere comprised 26.7% of the population of Kira Municipality. In 2008, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated the population of Kira Municipality, of which Bweyogerere is a part, at 158,300.[4] In 2008, it was estimated that the population of Bweyogerere Township was approximately 42,000.

Landmarks

The landmarks within Bweyogerere township or close to its borders include:

  • Mandela National Stadium: the largest in Uganda with seating capacity of 45,202.
  • Kampala Business and Industrial Park: A designated industrial area measuring 894 hectares (2,210 acres).
  • Bweyogerere Central Market
  • Bweyogerere Mosque
  • The offices of Bweyogerere Rotary Club, Number 30541[5]
  • The Kampala-Jinja Highway traverses the township east-to-west.
  • The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway branches off the Kampala Jinja Highway, opposite Mandela National Stadium and continues in a northwestern direction on its 21 kilometres (13 mi) journey to Nateete, forming a rough semicircle over Kampala's northern half.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Road Distance between Kampala and Bweyogerere with Map
  2. ↑ Overview of Bweyogerere
  3. ↑ About Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
  4. ↑ 2008 Population Estimates of Ugandan Cities and Towns
  5. ↑ About the Rotary Club of Bweyogerere
Capital: Wakiso
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  • Kyaddondo County
  • Busiro County
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    Coordinates: 00°22′01″N 32°40′01″E / 0.36694°N 32.66694°E / 0.36694; 32.66694

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