Ssabagabo

Ssabagabo
Ssabagabo-Makindye
Ssabagabo

Location in Uganda
Placement on map is approximate

Coordinates: 00°14′34″N 32°33′36″E / 0.24278°N 32.56000°E / 0.24278; 32.56000Coordinates: 00°14′34″N 32°33′36″E / 0.24278°N 32.56000°E / 0.24278; 32.56000
Country Uganda
Region Central Region
District Wakiso District
Municipality Ssabagabo
County Kyaddondo
Constituency Ssabagabo Municipality
Government
  Mayor Gerald Lumbuye
Elevation 3,870 ft (1,180 m)
Population (2008 Estimate)
  Total 200,000[1]

Ssabagabo, also known as Makindye-Ssabagabo or Ssabagabo-Makingdye, is a municipality in Uganda.[2][3]

Location

The town is located in the hitherto unincorporated Wakiso District, immediately south of Kampala's Makindye Division. It includes the following neighborhoods, among others: Mutundwe, Najjanankumbi, Zana, Bunnamwaya, Seguku, Lubowa, Ndejje-Lubugumu, Busaabala, Masajja, Kaazi, Lweeza, Kigo, and Kibiri.[4] The coordinates of the new town are 0°14'34.0"N, 32°33'36.0"E (Latitude:0.242789; Longitude:32.559987).[5]

Overview

Before its current status, the town was a sub-county in Wakiso District.[1] Generally, the town is already built-up and consists of mainly middle and upper-class neighborhoods. In the Lubowa neighborhood, Roofings Limited maintains two of its three component companies and factories. The old Kampala-Entebbe road passes through the eastern portion of the town in a general north to south direction. The Munyonyo spur of the new Entebbe–Kampala Expressway passes through the southern portion of the new town in a general west to east direction.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Balagadde, Samuel (24 September 2008). "Uganda: Ssabagabo Gets Sub-County Status". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. Moses Mulondo, Moses Walubiri, and David Lumu (14 August 2015). "12 new municipalities created". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. NTVU (9 August 2015). "What is the implication of approving 11 new municipalities?". Kampala: Nation Television Uganda (NTVU). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 LCMTO (15 March 2016). "Map of Ssabagbo Municipality". Lcmt.org (LCMTO). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. Google (15 March 2016). "Location of Ssabagabo Municipality, Wakiso District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

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