| Official Name: | Kaliwajjala |
| 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 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 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 50000 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 0.38°N 32.6467°W |
| Elevation M: | 1200 |
Kyaliwajjala is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda.
Kyaliwajja is bordered by Namugongo to the northeast, Bweyogerere to the southeast, Naalya to the south, Najjera to the west and Downtown Kira to the northwest. This location lies approximately 14km (09miles), by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country.[1] The coordinates of Kyaliwajjala are:0°22'48.0"N 32°38'47.0"E (Latitude:0.380000; Longitude:32.646389).[2]
In the 1960s and 1980s, Kyaliwajjala was a trading center at a road intersection. During the 21st Century it has developed into a bustling urban center with banks, retail shops, gasoline stations, pharmacies and hardware stores. The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway passes through Naalya, to the south of the neighborhood.[3]
During the 2002 national population census, the population of Kyaliwajjala was estimated at 16,200 or 11.5% of the total population of Kira. In 2011, the population of Kira Municipality was estimated at 179,800, by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).[4] Using those data, the population of Kyaliwajjala was estimated at 21,000 inhabitants, in 2011. During 2012, the Kira Municipality authorities estimated Kyaliwajjala's population at about 50,000.[5]
These are some of the points of interest in or near Kyaliwajjala:
