Kaleerwe

Coordinates: 00°21′36″N 32°34′12″E / 0.36000°N 32.57000°E / 0.36000; 32.57000
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Kaleerwe
Kaleerwe is located in Kampala
Kaleerwe
Kaleerwe
Map of Kampala showing the location of Kyebando.
Coordinates: 00°21′36″N 32°34′12″E / 0.36000°N 32.57000°E / 0.36000; 32.57000
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Uganda
DistrictKampala Capital City Authority
DivisionKawempe Division
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Kaleerwe is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Kaleerwe is a busy road-side marketplace, beyond which is a residential slum.[1] Due to its relative low altitude, compared to the surrounding hills, and its proximity to a wetland, the area is prone to flooding.[2] Kaleerwe merges with its immediate slum-neighborhood to the southwest, Bwaise. One may argue that Kaleerwe is part of Bwaise.

Location[edit]

Kaleerwe is bordered by Kawempe to the north, Kyebando to the east, Makerere to the south, Bwaise to the southwest and Kazo to the west. It sandwiched between the Kampala-Masindi Highway to the west, the Kampala-Gayaza Highway to the east, the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway to the south. This location lies approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi), by road, north of Kampala's central business district.[3] The coordinates of Kaleerwe are:0°21'07.0"N, 32°34'19.0"E (Latitude:0.351950; Longitude:32.571950).[4]

Points of interest[edit]

  • The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, passes through the neighborhood in a general east to west direction.
  • The Kampala-Gayaza Highway passes through the neighborhood in a north to south direction.
  • The Kaleerwe Central Market
  • The Lubigi wetland has its origins in the streams and drainage channels in Kaleerwe.
  • A branch of Equity Bank (Uganda)
  • A branch of Finance Trust Bank
  • Diamond Impex Supermarket - Located along Kampala-Gayaza Highway.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Support The Plastic Recycling Company". New Vision. 28 January 2007. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. ^ Birungi, Harriet (17 November 2006). "Is Your House Flood-Protected?". New Vision. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Map Showing Kampala And Kaleerwe With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Location of Kaleerwe At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

External links[edit]

00°21′36″N 32°34′12″E / 0.36000°N 32.57000°E / 0.36000; 32.57000