Kimwanyi

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Kimwanyi
Kimwanyi is located in Uganda
Kimwanyi
Kimwanyi
Location in Uganda
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Country Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
District Wakiso District
City Kira, Uganda
County Kyaddondo
Constituency Kyaddondo East
Government
 • MP Ibrahim Semujju Nganda
Elevation 3,810 ft (1,160 m)
Population (2011 Estimate)
 • Total 9,000

Kimwanyi is a location in Kira Municipality, in Wakiso District, Central Uganda.

Location

Kimwanyi is located in Kimwanyi Ward, in north-eastern Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, Central Uganda. This location lies approximately 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi), by road, northeast of downtown Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] Kimwanyi is bordered by Nakweero to the north, Kijabijo to the northeast, Kitukutwe to the east, Kiwologoma to the southeast, Bulindo to the south, Gayaza to the west and Manyangwa to the northwest. The coordinates of Kimwanyi are: 0°27'12.0"N, 32°38'05.0"E (Latitude:0.453336; Longitude:32.634733).[2]

Overview

Kimwanyi is a rural neighborhood. In 2001, a law was passed, incorporating the village into the newly created Kira Municipality, the second largest urban center in Uganda, with a population of 313,761 according to the 2014 national census.[3]

Population

In 2002, the national census estimated the population of Kira Municipality at 142,800. Kimwanyi's population at the time was about 6,800 (approximately 5% of the total).[4] In 2011, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of Kira at about 179,800.[5] Given that data, it is estimated that the population of Kimwanyi in 2011 was about 9,000.

Points of interest

  • Kimwanyi Umea Primary School
  • Namugongo Youth and Women Development Association (YWDAN)[6]

See also

References

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  4. Population of Kira And Kirinnya In 2002
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