Kamwookya, sometimes spelled as Kamwokya, is a location within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area.

Kamwookya
Kamwookya is located in Kampala
Kamwookya
Kamwookya
Map of Kampala showing the location of Kamwookya.
Coordinates: 00°20′33″N 32°35′20″E / 0.34250°N 32.58889°E / 0.34250; 32.58889
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Uganda
DistrictKampala Capital City Authority
DivisionKampala Central Division
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Location

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Kamwookya is bordered by Kyebando to the north, Bukoto to the northeast, Naguru to the east, Kololo to the southeast, Nakasero to the south and Mulago to the west. This location is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, northeast of the Kampala's central business district.[1] The coordinates of Kamwookya are:0°20'33.0"N, 32°35'20.0"E (Latitude:0.342500; Longitude:32.588889).[2]

Overview

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Kamwookya is a mixed residential and commercial area of the city, with a large number of small Information Technology (IT) businesses. Kamwookya is also the location of a central market, restaurants, shops, dry-cleaners and sports bars, many of them, upscale. Closer to the city center, one can find several foreign embassies, government buildings and an upscale shopping mall. (See Points of interest below:).

 
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In the northern portion of Kamwookya, between the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway and Kira Road, the neighborhood is a densely packed slum, with poorly constructed housing units, poor drainage and rudimentary sanitary infrastructure, with attendant public health challenges.[3]

Notable people

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Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, Ugandan musician, activist, actor and politician.

Points of interest

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The points of interest in or near Kamwookya include:

See also

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References

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  3. ^ "Uganda: Glum HIV/AIDS Outlook for Kampala's Slum Dwellers". IRIN News. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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  7. ^ Kakembo, Titus. "Monkeys Are Fun to Track". New Vision Mobile. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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