Makerere

Makerere
Makerere
Makerere is located in Kampala
Makerere
Map of Kampala showing the location of Makerere.
Coordinates: 00°20′06″N 32°34′12″E / 0.335°N 32.57°E / 0.335; 32.57
Country  Uganda
Region Central Uganda
District Kampala Capital City Authority
Division Kampala Central Division
Elevation 1,240 m (4,068 ft)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Makerere is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The name also applies to the hill on which this neighborhood is perched; one of the original seven (7) hills that constituted Kampala at the time of its founding.

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Location

Makerere is located in Kampala Central Division. It is bordered by Bwaise to the north, Mulago to the east, Wandegeya and Nakasero to the southeast, Old Kampala to the south, Naakulabye to the southwest. Kasubi and Kawaala lie to the west of Makerere. This location lies approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi), by road, north of Kampala's central business district.[1] The coordinates of Mpererwe are:0° 20' 6.00"N, 32° 34' 12.00"E (Latitude:0.3350; Longitude:32.5700).

Overview

Makerere Hill is occupied primarily by Makerere University. In the 1970s and 1980s, the university had eight Halls of Residence, six (6) for men and two for (2) for women. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as the university intake and student poulation grew from about 5,000 to over 40,000, private hostels grew up all around the hill, outside the university compound, to accommodate the new student influx. The original halls of residence are:

For men
  1. Livingstone Hall
  2. Lumumba Hall
  3. Mitchell Hall
  4. Nkrumah Hall
  5. Nsibirwa Hall
  6. University Hall
For women
  1. Africa Hall
  2. Mary Stuart Hall

Landmarks

These landmarks are located on Makerere Hill or near its borders:

  • The main campus of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university, founded in 1922.
  • The campus of Makerere College School, a mixed, day & boarding secondary school (S1-S6), founded in 1945
  • The Law Development Center, a postgraduate institution of learning that offers instruction that is required for lawyers to practice law in Uganda, established in 1970

Oher points of interest

These other points of interest also lie in or near Makerere:

  • Makerere Kikoni slum - Located to the northwest of the university campus
  • Bwaise slum - Located immediately north of the university campus
  • Katanga slum - Located to the east of Makerere University, between the university campus and Mulago Hill
  • Kiwuunya slum - Located between Makerere University and Naakulabye

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Coordinates: 00°20′06″N 32°34′12″E / 0.335°N 32.57°E / 0.335; 32.57


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