Mbuya
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Mbuya is a hill in southeastern Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises {{convert|1300|m|ft}} above sea level. The name also applies to the upscale residential neighborhood that sits on that hill, as well as the government military installations located there.{{cite web|title=Profile of Mbuya Hill|url=http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/mbuya.html|publisher=Uganda Travel Guide|access-date=19 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219195206/http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/mbuya.html|archive-date=19 February 2012}}
Location
File:Pedestrians walk along the train tracks, at the end of the day in Kampala.jpg
Mbuya is located in Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by Kyambogo to the north, Kinawataka and Kireka to the northeast, Butabika and Biina to the east, Mutungo to the southeast, Port Bell, Kitintale and Bugoloobi to the south, Namuwongo to the southwest, Nakawa to the west and Ntinda to the northwest. Mbuya is located approximately {{convert|9|km|mi}}, by road, east of Kampala's central business district.{{google maps|
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access-date=4 April 2022}} The coordinates of Mbuya are: 0°19'39.0"N, 32°37'48.0"E (Latitude: 0.3275; Longitude: 32.6300).{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B019'39.0%22N+32%C2%B037'48.0%22E/@0.3258755,32.6248843,14.04z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x417a1a051f20e4dd!8m2!3d0.3275!4d32.63 |title=Location of Mbuya, Nakawa Division, Kampala, Uganda |access-date=4 April 2022}}
History
Before Europeans came to Uganda, Mbuya was the seat of Kaggo, a Luganda word meaning whip. Kaggo is the title of the County Chief of Kyaddondo, then one of the 20 counties of Buganda. Today Kyaddondo surrounds Kampala to the north and east and includes most of present-day Kampala. The county headquarters were eventually moved to Kasangati and Mbuya was converted into an upscale residential and commercial area.{{cite web|url=http://mobile.monitor.co.ug/News/-/691252/1202934/-/format/xhtml/-/l7hg04z/-/index.html|title=Kampala City Tycoon Pays Shs1.5 Billion for Contested Mbuya Asian Property|first=John|
last=Njoroge|date=18 July 2011|access-date=19 June 2014|publisher=Daily Monitor Mobile}}
Notable residents
- Sam Odaka – former Foreign Minister of Uganda (1964–1971){{cite news|first=Henry |last=Lubega |title=Uganda remembers pioneer diplomat Odaka |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Uganda-remembers-pioneer-diplomat-Odaka/-/688334/2821204/-/item/0/-/42bx3qz/-/index.html |work=Daily Monitor |date=2015-08-06 |access-date=2015-09-02}}
Points of interest
The following points of interest are located in Mbuya:
- The headquarters of the Uganda Ministry of Defense
- Mbuya Military Referral Hospital - one of two military hospitals in Uganda; the other is located in Bombo
- The Embassy of the Vatican
- The Embassy of Cuba
- The residence of the Papal Nuncio
- The Consulate of the Republic of Ghana
- The residence of the High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago
- Our Lady of Africa Catholic cathedral
- Reach Out Mbuya HIV/AIDS Initiative
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/kampala-city-guide.html Kampala City Guide]
- [http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/640327-gun-men-attack-mbuya-army-barracks.html "Gun Men Attack Mbuya Army Barracks"]
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