Mutundwe
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Mutundwe is a neighborhood in the Kampala Division of Rubaga and Wakiso Division of Makindye Ssabagabo in Uganda. The name also refers to Mutundwe Hill, where the neighborhood is located.
Location
Mutundwe is located in the northwestern edge of Ssabagabo municipality in Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region. It is bordered by Lungujja to the north, Lubaga to the northeast, Ndeeba and Kabowa to the east, Wankulukuku to the east, Kitebi to the southeast, Kabojja to the west, and Nateete to the northwest. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Mutundwe is approximately {{convert|8|km|mi}}.{{cite web | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20Road%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Mutundwe%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJCacTwgW5fRcRPuJJw9VOeWU&dt2=ChIJFYAfbSu9fRcRSDw8u6YDjlo|title=Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Mutundwe, Ssabagabo, Central Region, Uganda | date=15 March 2016 | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC) | last=GFC | accessdate=15 March 2016}} The coordinates of Mutundwe are 0°16'58.0"N, 32°32'03.0"E (Latitude:0.282778; Longitude:32.534167).{{google maps | accessdate=15 March 2016 | title=Location of Mutundwe, Ssabagabo, Wakiso District, Uganda | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B016'58.0%22N+32%C2%B032'03.0%22E/@0.2761364,32.5275576,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0}}
Overview
During the first decade of the 21st century, educational institutions such as the Mutundwe Campus of Kampala University and Victoria Academy Mutundwe Primary School have been added to the neighborhood.
The Mutundwe Power Station, a 50 megawatt thermal power plant, was dismantled in 2011, but the Mutundwe electricity sub-station, where the power plant was located, still exists. This sub-station is a major transit point for power evacuated from the hydropower stations along the Nile River before it is transmitted to Entebbe,{{cite web | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Germany-approves-Shs73b-for-new-Entebbe-power-line/-/688334/2264514/-/11vssexz/-/index.html | title=Germany Approves Shs73 Billion for New Entebbe Power Line | first=Frederic | last=Musisi | date=31 March 2014 | accessdate=20 June 2014 | publisher=Daily Monitor}} Masaka, and the Western Region.{{cite web | title=UETCL To Expand Power Grid | url=http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20137:uetcl-to-expand-power-grid-%20 | first=Samuel | last=Nabwiiso | date=31 July 2012 | accessdate=20 June 2014 | publisher=The Observer (Uganda)}}
Parts of Mutundwe Hill lie in Lubaga Division, within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital.{{cite web | last=UTG | date=15 March 2016 | url=http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/mutundwe.html | title=Profile of Mutundwe Hill | accessdate=15 March 2016 | publisher=Uganda Travel Guide (UTG)}} Other parts lie in the newly created town of Ssabagabo in Wakiso District. Still other parts of the hill lie within unincorporated Wakiso District.{{cite web | accessdate=15 March 2016 | last=LCMTO |
url=http://www.lcmt.org/uganda/wakiso/ssabagabomakindye | date=15 March 2016 | title=Map of Ssabagabo Municipality | publisher=Lcmt.org (LCMTO)}}
The largest Datacentre{{Cite web |date=2020-07-05 |title=MTN Uganda data centre raided over security |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/mtn-uganda-data-centre-raided-over-security-1397712 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=The East African |language=en}} in the country which belongs to the telecommunications giant MTN also called as the MTN Mutundwe Datacenter is located in the Area.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-10 |title=MTN hosts ICT Ministry for site visit at Mutundwe Data center |url=https://www.mtn.co.ug/mtn-hosts-ict-ministry-for-site-visit-at-mutundwe-data-center/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=MTN Uganda |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-12 |title=Trespassers break into MTN data centre, disconnect four servers |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/trespassers-break-into-mtn-data-centre-disconnect-four-servers--1766632 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Monitor |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19754:missionaries-bring-hope-to-kisenyis-poor&catid=73:highlights Missionaries of "The Brothers from Our Lady of Good Counsel" In Mutundwe Bring Hope to Kisenyi’s Poor]
{{Wakiso District}}
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