Wandegeya
Wandegeya is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area. The name is derived from the weaver birds, (Endegeya in Luganda), which used to inhabit the area prior to the 1990s.
Location
Wandegeya lies in Kawempe Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by the Bombo Road/Gayaza Road Roundabout to the north, Mulago Hill to the northeast, Kamwookya to the east, Nakasero Hill to the south east and to the south, and the main campus of Makerere University to the west and northwest. This is approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi), by road, north of Kampala's central business district.[1] The coordinates of Wandegeya are 0°19'52.0"N, 32°34'25.0"E (Latitude:0.331112; Longitude:32.573600).[2]
Overview
Wandegeya can be divided into three main sections:
- (a) Area A
- The area east of Bombo Road, but south of Haji Musa Kasule Road. This is part of Nakasero Hill, Kampala's most upscale residential and commercial address. This area contains the government ministries, the diplomatic missions and the police station.
- (b) Area B
- The area bounded by Bombo Road to the east, Makerere Hill Road to the south and Jjunju Road to the west and north. This is predominantly a commercial area. It houses the newly constructed Wandegeya Market, numerous shops along Bombo Road and along Makerere Hill Road, as well as a number of restaurants with local and International cuisines, Hotloaf, ATMs, Internet Cafe. However, there are several high-rise apartment buildings[3] and some lower class rental units in this section. The Wandegeya Mosque is also located in this area.
- (c) Area C
- The area bounded by Haji Musa Kasule Road to the south, Bombo Road to the west and Yusuf Lule Road to the east. Prior to the 1990s this area was largely a slum. As the number of students admitted to Makerere University increased, investors began to tear down the slum housing and erected high-rise student hostels in the area. Today, respectable businesses such as the Wandegeya Post Office, several commercial banks and an office of the Salvation Army, have relocated into the area.
Points of interest
The following points of interest are located in or near Wandegeya:
- The offices and facilities of the Kampala YMCA
- Wandegeya Post Office
- Wandegeya Police Station - A station of the Uganda National Police
- ABII Clinic
- Wandegeya Farmers Market[4]
- Wandegeya Mosque - A place of worship affiliated with the Islamic faith
- The headquarters of the Uganda Ministry of Public Service
- The offices of the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology
- The Mission of the Food and Agriculture Organization in Uganda
- The Uganda Ministry of Health Headquarters
- The offices of the Uganda Government Analytical Chemist[5]
- Sure Travel International Office
- Africell Outlet on Makerere Hill Road before Total Petroleum Station.
See also
References
- ^ "Map Showing Central Kampala And Wandegeya With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ Google. "Location of Wandegeya At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Nanyonjo, Aidah (11 March 2005). "Housing Finance To Resume Loans To NHCC Flat Buyers". New Vision. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ Bwambale, Taddeo (16 January 2014). "Wandegeya Market Opens On January 24, 2014". New Vision. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ Ariko, Charles (28 December 2005). "Government Buys DNA Machine". New Vision. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
External links
- Disappearing Wandegeya
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- Bugoloobi
- Bukoto
- Busega
- Butabika
- Bwaise
- Ggaba
- Kabalagala
- Kamwookya
- Kansanga
- Kaleerwe
- Kanyanya
- Kasubi
- Katwe
- Kawaala
- Kawempe
- Kibuli
- Kibuye
- Kigoowa
- Kikaaya
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- Kiwaatule
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- Kololo
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- Kyebando
- Lubaga
- Lungujja
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- Makerere
- Makindye
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- Mulago
- Munyonyo
- Muyenga
- Naakulabye
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- Nakasero
- Nakawa
- Nakawa–Naguru Estates
- Namirembe
- Namungoona
- Namuwongo
- Nateete
- Ndeeba
- Nsambya
- Ntinda
- Old Kampala
- Port Bell
- Wandegeya
- Daily Monitor
- New Vision
- New Vision Group
- The Independent (Uganda)
- The Observer (Uganda)
- Dott Services
- National Housing and Construction Company
- Tirupati Development Uganda Limited
- Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda
- National Food and Drug Authority
- National Planning Authority
- National Identification and Registration Authority
- National Social Security Fund
- National Water and Sewerage Corporation
- Uganda Securities Exchange
- Uganda Investment Authority
- Ruparelia Group
- Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited
- Brookside Dairy Limited
- Jesa Farm Dairy Limited
- Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority
- Uganda Land Commission
- Capital Markets Authority of Uganda
- Uganda Coffee Development Authority
- ROKO Construction Company
- Uganda Business Facilitation Centre
- Uganda Air Cargo
- Uganda Airlines
- Kampala Airport
- Uganda National Roads Authority
- Entebbe–Kampala Expressway
- Kampala–Jinja Expressway
- Kampala–Jinja Highway
- Kampala–Entebbe Road
- Kampala–Gayaza Road
- Kampala–Bombo Expressway
- Kampala–Busunju Expressway
- Kampala–Mpigi Expressway
- Kampala–Masaka Road
- Kampala–Mityana Road
- Kampala–Hoima Road
- Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
- Kampala Southern Bypass Highway
- Kampala Outer Beltway
- Tondeka Metro Bus Service
landmarks
- Afrexim Bank House, Kampala
- Bulange
- Christ the King Catholic Church
- Uganda Parliament Buildings
- Kampala Capital City Authority Complex
- DFCU House
- Kampala Protea Hotel
- Kampala Hilton Garden Inn
- Kampala Hilton Hotel
- Kampala Serena Hotel
- Kampala Sheraton Hotel
- Imperial Hotels Group
- Imperial Royale Hotel
- Grand Imperial Hotel
- Janani Luwum Church House
- Kampala Kingdom Hotel
- Kampala Speke Hotel
- Mapeera House
- Movement House
- Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort
- Thobani Centre
- Speke Resort and Conference Center
- East African Development Bank Building
- Bank of Uganda Building Complex
- Mengo Palace
- Kabaka's Place Banda
- Namirembe Cathedral
- Rubaga Cathedral
- Makerere University Main Campus
- National Water and Sewerage Corporation Headquarters Building
- Kampala Tower
- Hotel Africana
- Kibuli Mosque
- Old Kampala Mosque
- Uganda Inspectorate of Government Towers
- Uganda Ministry of Education Complex
- Uganda Museum
- Uganda National Cultural Centre
- Uganda National Records Centre and Archives
- Kasubi Tombs
- DFCU House
- Pension Towers
- JLOS House Project
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala
- Aga Khan University, Kampala
- Cavendish University Uganda
- Clarke International University
- Habib Medical School
- Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala
- International Health Sciences University
- International University of East Africa
- ISBAT University
- Kampala International School
- Kampala University
- Kibuli Secondary School
- Kitante Hill Secondary School
- Kololo Senior Secondary School
- Kyambogo University
- Law Development Centre
- Makerere College School
- Makerere University
- Makerere University Business School
- Mengo Senior School
- Nabisunsa Girls' Secondary School
- Nakawa Vocational Training Institute
- Nexus International University
- Rubaga Community School
- Stafford University Uganda
- St. Augustine International University
- St. Lawrence University
- Uganda Christian University School of Medicine
- Team University
- Uganda Industrial Research Institute
- Uganda Management Institute
- Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine
- Uganda National Entrepreneurship Development Institute
- Uganda Technology and Management University
- Victoria University Uganda
- Uganda National Council for Higher Education
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala
- Butabika Hospital
- Case Medical Centre
- International Hospital Kampala
- Kadic Hospital
- Kampala Hospital
- Kampala Medical Chambers Hospital
- Kawempe General Hospital
- Kibuli Hospital
- Kiruddu General Hospital
- Lubaga Hospital
- Makerere University Hospital
- Mbuya Military Hospital
- Mengo Hospital
- Mulago Hospital
- Mulago Women's Referral Hospital
- Murchison Bay Hospital
- Upper Mulago Regional Referral Hospital
- Nakasero Hospital
- Naguru General Hospital
- Nsambya Hospital
- Paragon Hospital
- Uganda Cancer Institute
- Uganda Heart Institute
- Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council
- Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre
- Galilee Community General Jewish Hospital of Uganda
- International Medical Group
- Uganda Joint Medical Store
- A.F. Mpanga Advocates
- ENSafrica
- Kampala Associated Advocates
- Kasirye Byaruhanga and Company Advocates
- Kateera & Kagumire Advocates
- Katende Ssempebwa & Company Advocates
- Kigozi Ssempala Mukasa Obonyo Advocates
- Ligomarc Advocates
- Sebalu & Lule Advocates
- Apolo Nsibambi
- Nasser Sebaggala
- David Serwadda
- Fred Ruhindi
- John Ssebaana Kizito
- Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige
- Erias Lukwago
- Ian Clarke
- Jennifer Musisi
- Josephine Nambooze
- Maria Kiwanuka
- Laurence Sematimba
- Joseph Kizito
- Justinian Tamusuza
- Robert Ssejjemba
- Eugene Sseppuya
- Phillip Ssozi
- Sudhir Ruparelia
- Wasswa Serwanga
- Yusef Sozi
- Margaret Zziwa
- Beti Kamya-Turwomwe
- Moses Matovu
- Mohammed Hamid
- Hasmukh Dawda
00°19′52″N 32°34′25″E / 0.33111°N 32.57361°E / 0.33111; 32.57361