Nsambya

Location

Nsambya is located approximately 5 km south-southeast of the central business district of Kampala, along the Kampala–Ggaba Road.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Central+Bank+of+Uganda,+37%2F45,+Plot+17%2F19+Kampala+Road,+Kampala/Nsambya+Catholic+Church,+Hanlon+Rd,+Kampala/@0.303834,32.5729496,14.25z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc80f7f01c39:0x6b9adae1ecae2406!2m2!1d32.5801379!2d0.3132378!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc5dfd641fa1:0xfd11b4ba753a9ae7!2m2!1d32.5885274!2d0.2992156!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Bank of Uganda, Kampala Road, Central Division, Kampala And Nsambya Catholic Church, Nsambya, Makindye Division, Kampala | access-date=25 July 2021}} The coordinates of Nsambya Hill are 0°17'57.0"N, 32°35'17.0"E (Latitude:0.299167; Latitude:32.588056).{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B017'57.0%22N+32%C2%B035'17.0%22E/@0.2989114,32.5889405,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.2991667!4d32.5880556 |title=Location of Nsambya, Makindye Division, Kampala, Uganda |access-date=25 July 2021}} Nsambya Hill rises 4010 ft above mean sea level.{{cite web| work=Uganda Travel Guide | url=http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/nsambya-hill.html | date=25 July 2021 |title=Profile of Nsambya Hill And Neighborhood |author=Uganda Travel Guide |access-date=25 July 2021 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}

Overview

Nsambya Hill is one of the seven original hills on which the city of Kampala was built. The seven original hills are: Nsambya, Kibuli, Nakasero, Mengo, Old Kampala, Namirembe and Lubaga.

Nsambya was occupied by the Mill Hill Fathers, led by Bishop Henry Hanlon, starting in 1895. The infrastructure that they set up on the hill includes a Catholic Mission, a Catholic Church, a Mission Hospital, separate elementary and secondary schools for boys and girls, among others.

Points of interest

The points of interest on Nsambya Hill include St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, a 540-bed tertiary referral and teaching non-profit hospital. owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala and administered by the Little Sisters of St. Francis.{{cite web| title=Profile of Saint Francis Nsambya Hospital, Kampala, Uganda |url=http://earnest.cineca.org/raphael.html |date=25 July 2021 | work=Earnest.Cineca.org |access-date=25 July 2021 |author=Earnest Cineca}}

Nsambya Home Care (NHC) is one of the departments of Nsambya Hospital. "The department offers medical and psychosocial support to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs)".{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/ngoaidshot/nsambya.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524171933/https://www.webcitation.org/5ko5NEfAv?url=http://www.geocities.com/ngoaidshot/nsambya.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2024-05-24 |title= Profile of Nsambya Home Care |date=26 October 2009 |author=Nsambya Home Care |access-date=25 July 2021 | location=Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda}}

Other notable points of interest include (a) Radio Sapientia Uganda 94.4FM (b) Saint Peter's Cathedral Nsambya, a place of worship affiliated with the Catholic Church (c) Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School of Uganda Martyrs University, located at Nsambya Hospital (d) the American Embassy to Uganda and Cavendish University Uganda, whose campus is located along Ggaba Road, opposite the American Embassy.

Notable people

• Josephine Nambooze (born 1930), physician, was born and grew up in Nsambya.
• Hassan Wasswa (born 1988), footballer
• Patrick Edema (born 1992), footballer
• Shafiq Kagimu (born 1998), footballer

References

References

1. "Satellite Map of Nsambya, Showing Boundaries And Neighborhoods".
2. Deo Lubega. (2010). "Seven Hills Walk". Mountain Club of Uganda.