| Official Name: | Gayaza |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kyaddondo |
| Subdivision Type4: | Constituency |
| Subdivision Name4: | Kyaddondo North |
| Leader Title: | MP |
| Leader Name: | Robert Sebunya Kasule |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Estimate |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 0.4508°N 32.6117°W |
| Elevation M: | 1146 |
Gayaza is a town in Wakiso District in the Buganda Region of Uganda.[1]
Gayaza is in the North Kyaddondo Constituency, Kyaddondo County. The town is approximately 2.5km (01.6miles), north-east of Kasangati, on the Kampala–Ziroobwe Road.[2] This is approximately 18km (11miles), by road, north-east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The coordinates of Gayaza are 0°27'03.0"N, 32°36'42.0"E (Latitude:0.450833; Longitude:32.611667). Gayaza lies at an average elevation of 1146m (3,760feet), above sea level.[4]
In the early 20th century, Gayaza started as a road junction, where the road to Gayaza High School branched off the main road from Kampala to Kalagi. Shops began to appear in the middle of the century when the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture opened an agricultural research center at Namulonge. Later, Makerere University opened a crop and animal farm at Kabanyolo to cater for the faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. Today, the township continues to grow and is continuous with Kasangati, a short distance to the south-east.[1]
The following points of interest lie within Gayaza township or close to its borders: (a) Gayaza High School, an all-girls' boarding middle and high school established in 1905.[5] (b) the Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road, a 27km (17miles) road that connects Gayaza to Ziroobwe in Luweero District[6] (c) National Crops Resources Research Institute (NACRRI) at Namulonge, an agricultural research institute belonging to the Ugandan government.[7]
Other points of interest include (d) Makerere University Agricultural Research institute, Kabanyolo, an animal and crop farm and research institute, shred between the Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of Makerere University.[8] (e) Kira Farm Training Center, a residential vocational training school situated on 22acres of land.[9] (f) Gayaza Fresh Produce MarketAlso is the neighborhood are (g) Kampala Ice Motel, an international-standard, Holiday Inn-like motel established in 2013. (h) the Gayaza–Kalagi Road, connects Gayaza to Kalagi in Mukono District, a distance of approximately 20km (10miles).[10]