Namilyango
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Namilyango is a hill in Mukono District in south-central Uganda. The hill rises {{convert|1220|m|ft}} above sea level. The name "Namilyango" is also applied to the village that occupies the hill and the schools and churches that are located there.
Location
Namilyango is located approximately {{convert|20|km|mi}}, by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.{{cite web|title=Travel Distance Between Kampala And Namilyango With Map|url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Namiryango%20(Western%20Province)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=0.3394444&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=32.7166667|publisher=Globefeed.com|accessdate=18 April 2014}} Its location is approximately {{convert|7|km|mi}}, by road, southwest of Mukono, the district headquarters,{{cite web|title=Map Showing Mukono And Namilyango With Distance Marker| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?%20fromplace=Mukono%20(Mukono)&toplace=Namiryango%20(Western%20Province)&fromlat=0.3533333&tolat=0.3394444&fromlng=32.7552778&tolng=32.7166667|publisher=Globefeed.com|accessdate=18 April 2014}} and about {{convert|3.2|km|mi}}, by road, south of the township of Seeta. The coordinates of Namilyango are:0°20'21.0"N, 32°43'05.0"E (Latitude:0.339167; Longitude:32.718056).{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B020'21.0%22N+32%C2%B043'05.0%22E/@0.3391667,32.7180556,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0|title=Location of Namilyango At Google Maps|accessdate=5 July 2015}}
History
Little is known about the history of Namilyango prior to the 20th century. Around 1900, the Mill Hill Missionaries settled on the hill and begun to build Namilyango College, a prestigious middle and high school, intended originally to educate the sons of chiefs. The college opened in 1902, the first boys boarding school in Uganda.
In 1907, the Headmaster of Namilyango College was given additional responsibilities as Parish Priest of the newly created Namilyango Catholic Parish. However, that arrangement lasted only until 1912, when the parish was separated from the college.{{cite web|title=The Early History of Namilango College & Namilyango Catholic Parish|url=https://www.angelfire.com/ak/kkchrys/HISTORY.html|
publisher=Namilyango College|access-date=18 April 2014}}
In 1932, the Franciscan Sisters, under the leadership of Mother Kevin from Ireland, after a request by Bishop Campling the then Prelate of Upper Nile Vicariate, opened Namilyango Boys' Junior School. The primary aim of the new school was to establish a special preparatory school which would “feed” students to Namilyango College and other educational institutions. Today Namilyango Junior Boys’ School sends over forty students to Namilyango College annually on merit for secondary education.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie on Namilyango Hill include:
- Namilyango College - A prestigious, all-boys, boarding, secondary school (Grades 8 -13){{cite web
|title = About Namilyango College
|url = http://www.namilyangocollege.sc.ug/
|accessdate = 18 April 2014
|publisher = Namilyango College
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140517083001/http://namilyangocollege.sc.ug/
|archivedate = 17 May 2014
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- Namilyango Junior Boys' School - A private, all-boys, boarding, primary school (Grades 1 - 8)
- Namilyango Primary School - A public, non-residential, mixed primary school (Grades 1 - 8)
- Namilyango Senior Secondary School - A public non-residential, mixed secondary school (Grades 8 - 11)
- Namilyango Parish Church - A place of worship affiliated with the Catholic Church, administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090329083704/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/35/618580 Overview of Namilyango College]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091218182750/http://tech.mak.ac.ug/heritage/primary.php The Unique Architecture of Namilyango College Buildings]
{{Mukono District}}
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Category:Populated places in Central Region, Uganda