Official Name: | Kitukutwe |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda Placement on map is approximate |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Wakiso District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kira, Uganda |
Subdivision Type4: | County |
Subdivision Name4: | Kyaddondo |
Subdivision Type5: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name5: | Kyaddondo East |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Mamerito Mugerwa |
Leader Title1: | MP |
Leader Name1: | Ibrahim Semujju Nganda |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2011 (Estimate) |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 0.45°N 32.67°W |
Elevation M: | 1180 |
Kitukutwe is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda.
Kitukutwe is bordered by Nakasajja to the north, Kasaayi (in Mukono District) to the east, and Nsasa to the south. Kigulu and Bulindo lie to the southwest, and Nakweero and Kimwanyi lie to the northwest. Kitukutwe is approximately 23.5km (14.6miles), by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[1] The coordinates of Kitukutwe are:0° 27' 0.00"N, 32° 40' 12.00"E (Latitude:0.45000; Longitude:32.67000).
Prior to 2001, Kitukutwe was a residential and farming village. In 2001, a law was passed, incorporating the village into the newly created Kira Municipality, the second largest urban center in Uganda, with a population of 313,761 according to the 2014 national census.[2] During the 21st Century Kitukutwe has developed into a middle-class residential neighbourhood, with planned housing developments and large private farms and ranches. Kitukutwe is connected to the national power grid and to the water pipeline of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation.
These are some of the points of interest in or near Kitukutwe: