Kaleerwe Explained

Official Name:Kaleerwe
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map Caption:Map of Kampala showing the location of Kyebando.
Pushpin Map:Uganda Kampala
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Uganda
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kampala Capital City Authority
Subdivision Type3:Division
Subdivision Name3:Kawempe Division
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:0.36°N 32.57°W

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

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 6km (04miles), 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]

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0.36°N 32.57°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Vision. Support The Plastic Recycling Company. 28 January 2007. 14 June 2014. https://archive.today/20140615103224/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/14/545779. 15 June 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Harriet. Birungi. Is Your House Flood-Protected?. 17 November 2006. New Vision. 14 June 2014. https://archive.today/20140615103111/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/522/532749. 15 June 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Map Showing Kampala And Kaleerwe With Distance Marker. Globefeed.com. 14 June 2014.
  4. Web site: 14 June 2014. Location of Kaleerwe At Google Maps. Google Maps.