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Mbuya

Field	Value
image_caption	Mbuya Hill, Kampala
mapsize	150px
pushpin_map_caption	Map of Kampala showing the location of Mbuya.
pushpin_map	Uganda Kampala
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Uganda
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Central Uganda
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Kampala Capital City Authority
subdivision_type3	Division
subdivision_name3	Nakawa Division
timezone	EAT
utc_offset	+3
coordinates
elevation_m	1300

Mbuya is a hill in southeastern Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises 1300 m 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.

Location

Pedestrians walk along the train tracks near New Port Bell Road

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 9 km, by road, east of Kampala's central business district.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/City+Square,+Kampala+Road,+Kampala/Mbuya,+Kampala/@0.3121492,32.5982222,13.75z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc80e86fe30f:0xbe6cc95fa73aac60!2m2!1d32.5787597!2d0.314106!1m5!1m1!1s0x177db9576423ebeb:0xb620035bbae091f5!2m2!1d32.6305715!2d0.3255886!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between City Square, Kampala, Uganda And Mbuya, Kampala, Uganda With Map | 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).

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)

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

References

"Profile of Mbuya Hill". Uganda Travel Guide.
"Location of Mbuya, Nakawa Division, Kampala, Uganda".
Lubega, Henry. (2015-08-06). "Uganda remembers pioneer diplomat Odaka". [[Daily Monitor]].

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