Nakawa
Nakawa Map of Kampala showing the location of Nakawa.
Coordinates: 00°20′13″N 32°37′05″E / 0.33694°N 32.61806°E / 0.33694; 32.61806
Country	Uganda
Region	Central Uganda
District	Kampala Capital City Authority
Division	Nakawa Division
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Nakawa is an area in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. It is also the location of the headquarters of Nakawa Division, one of the five (5) administrative divisions of Kampala.

Location[link]

Nakawa is located on the eastern edge of the city of Kampala. It is bordered by Ntinda to the north, Kyambogo to the northeast, Banda and Kireka to the east, Mbuya to the southeast, Bugoloobi to the south, Namuwongo to the southwest, Kololo in Kampala Central to the west and Naguru to the northwest. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Nakawa is approximately 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi). ^[1]

Overview[link]

Nakawa lies on the main highway between Kampala and Jinja. From a mere intersection of the Kampala-Jinja Highway and Ntinda Road in the 1950s, Nakawa has grown into a bustling metropolitan area with small, medium and large industries and some of Uganda's highest institutions of learning.

Points of interest[link]

Nakawa boasts the following points of interest:

• Headquarters of Nakawa Division
• Headquarters of Uganda Revenue Authority
• Nakawa Farmers Market
• Uganda Industrial Research Institute
• Commercial Plaza Shopping Complex
• The campus of Makerere University Business School
• Nakawa Central Market
• The Kampala-Jinja Highway traverses the northern part of Nakawa in a West to East direction.
• Quality Shopping Centre
• Infamous Soberz Pub
• Minister's Village, an affluent residential area set in Ntinda, one of Kampala's Suburbs.
• Kyadondo Rugby Club ground
• The main offices and showroom of Spear Motors Limited, the only authorised dealership in Mercedes Benz automiblies in Uganda.^[2]

External links[link]

• Google Map of Nakawa

See also[link]

• Kampala
• Ntinda
• Makerere University Business School
• Kyambogo University

References[link]

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Coordinates: 00°20′13″N 32°37′05″E / 0.33694°N 32.61806°E / 0.33694; 32.61806