Kawempe Division
{{Short description|Administrative division of Kampala, Uganda}}
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Kawempe Division (sub-county) is one of the five divisions that comprise the city of Kampala along with Makindye division, Lubaga division, Nakawa division and Central division, It has 19 parishes and 771 villages. The parishes include Bwaise I, Kanyanya, Kazo ward, Kyebando, Makerere iii, Mulago I, Bwaise ii, Kawempe I, Kikaya, Makerere I, Mpererwe, Mulago iii, Bwaise III, Kawempe ii, Komambogo, Makerere ii, Mulago i, Makerere University. The division's current mayor is Dr. Emmanuel Serunjogi.
Location
Kawempe Division is located in the Northern part of Kampala, it's one of the five divisions that make up Kampala city bordering Wakiso District to the west, north and east, Nakawa Division to the southeast, Kampala Central Division to the south, and Lubaga Division to the southwest. The coordinates of the division are 00 23N, 32 33E (Latitude:0.3792; Longitude:32.5574).{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kawempe+Division,+Kampala,+Uganda/@0.3919164,32.5462257,11578m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x177dbc79bf6c9f67:0x77e770865a9fc!8m2!3d0.3686271!4d32.5764804 | title=Map Showing the Location and Boundaries of Kawempe Division, Kampala, Uganda |access-date=4 December 2018}}
The neighborhoods in Kawempe Division include:
Kawempe, Kanyanya, Kazo, Mpererwe, Kisaasi, Kikaya, Kyebando, Bwaise, Komamboga, Mulago, Makerere, and Wandegeya.{{cite web | title=Parishes In Kawempe Division |publisher=Lcmt.org | url=http://www.lcmt.org/uganda/kampala/kawempedivision | access-date=17 June 2014 }}
Overview
Kawempe Division is the largest division in Kampala, with an estimated population 388,665.{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/647589-kawempe-congested-unsafe.html | title=Kawempe Congested, Unsafe | publisher=New Vision | date=24 September 2013 | access-date=17 June 2014 | first=and Andrew Masinde | last=Watuwa Timbiti}} Kawempe Division has a high mortality and morbidity burden compared to the other four divisions in the city. A survey in 2013, ranked it highest in HIV/AIDS transmission out of the five divisions within Kampala.{{cite web | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Kawempe-tops-Kampala-s-HIV-hotspots--report/-/688334/2013644/-/10df7tqz/-/index.html | title=Kawempe Tops Kampala's HIV Hotspots - Report | first=Agatha | last=Ayebazibwe | date=1 October 2013 | access-date=17 June 2014 | publisher=Daily Monitor}} Crime is also of concern.{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/PA/9/579/647890 |title=Kawempe Division Zones Local Councils |publisher=New Vision |date=3 September 2008 |access-date=17 June 2014 |first=Aidah |last=Nanyonjo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023748/http://www.newvision.co.ug/PA/9/579/647890 |archive-date=17 November 2015 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ugandapicks.com/2013/02/kcca-receives-1m-euro-to-improve-sanitation-in-kawempe-division-91834.html KCCA Receives €1 Million to Improve Sanitation In Kawempe Division]
- [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kawempe,+Kampala,+Uganda/@0.3679529,32.5423614,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x177dbc79bf6c9f67:0x77e770865a9fc!8m2!3d0.3815146!4d32.5684547 Google Map of the Kawempe Division of Kampala]
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