Kigo, Uganda Explained

Official Name:Kigo
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map Caption:Map of Uganda showing the location of Kigo.
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Wakiso District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ssabagabo
Timezone:EAT 0°12'25.0"N 32°35'38.0"E
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:0.2069°N 32.5939°W
Elevation M:1300

Kigo is a neighborhood in the town of Ssabagabo in Uganda. The name also refers to Kigo Hill, that forms part of the neighborhood.

Location

Kigo is located in the south-eastern corner of Ssabagabo Municipality in Busiro County, Wakiso District, in Uganda's Buganda Region. It is bordered by Lweeza and Mutungo to the west, Ndejje-Lubugumu to the north-west, Kanaba Trading Centre to the north, Kubbiri and Munyonyo to the north-east, Kaazi and Busaabala to the east and Lake Victoria to the south. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Kigo is approximately 30km (20miles). The coordinates of Kigo are 0°12'25.0"N, 32°35'38.0"E (Latitude:0.206944; Longitude:32.593889).

Overview

Kigo is located in fast-growing Ssabagabo Municipality, which is predominantly affluent and residential.[1]

The Lake Victoria Serena Resort, one of the two Serena Hotels properties in the country, with its expansive 9-hole golf course is located in this neighborhood.[2]

Mirembe Villas a residential development of upmarket apartments and condominiums lies immediately east to the Serena Resort Golf Course.[1]

The KajjansiMunyonyo extension of the Entebbe–Kampala Expressway, passes through the neighbourhood in a general west to east direction, before it turns northeasterly to end at Munyonyo, thus forming patrt of the Kampala Southern Bypass Highway.[1]

Kigo Medium Security Prison is located on a peninsular, in the south-eastern part of the neighborhood. Plans to relocate the prison to make way for commercial development have not been implemented as of January 2019.[3]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kigo: Build your dream home in a serene environment . . 23 January 2019 . 23 January 2019 . Kyama . Eric . Kampala.
  2. Web site: Lake Victoria Serena Resort and Spa, Kigo District, Uganda . 23 January 2019 . 2010 . African Spice Safaris . African Spice Safaris . Kampala.
  3. Web site: Government to move Kigo Prison to Kassanje-Ssisa . . 28 September 2010 . 23 January 2019 . Ephraim . Kasozi . Kampala.