Lweeza Explained

Official Name:Lweeza
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map Caption:Map of Uganda showing the location of Lweeza
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Region
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kaddondo
Subdivision Type3:Constituency
Subdivision Name3:Kyaddondo South
Leader Title:MP
Leader Name:Issa Kikungwe
Population As Of:2014 Census
Timezone:EAT 0°13'17.0"N 32°33'09.0"E
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:0.2214°N 32.5525°W
Elevation M:1180

Lweeza, also Lweza, is a neighborhood in the Buganda Region of Uganda. The correct phonetic spelling consistent with the local Ganda language is Lweeza.[1]

Location

The neighborhood is located in the newly created municipality of Ssabagabo.[2] [3] Lweeza is bounded by Lubowa to the north, Murchison Bay (a part of Lake Victoria), to the east and south, and Kajjansi to the west. This location is approximately 30km (20miles), by road, north of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport,[4] and approximately 13km (08miles), by road, south of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[5] The coordinates of Lweeza are 0°13'17.0"N, 32°33'09.0"E (Latitude:0.221391; Longitude:32.552506).

Overview

Lweeza is primarily a working class residential and business neighborhood. As of October 2017, 68 percent of the residents lacked clean potable water.[6] The neighborhood is criss-crossed by several roads and highways, including (a) the old Kampala–Entebbe Road passes through Lweeza is a general north to south direction (b) a spur of the new Entebbe–Kampala Expressway passes immediately south of Lweeza, in neighboring Kajjansi, as it passes from Kajjansi to Munyonyo. (c) The Lweeza-Kigo Road (Kigo Road), passes through Lweeza as it leads to the Lake Victoria Serena Resort and on to the resort neighborhood of Kigo.

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located in the neighborhood:

(a) Mildmay Centre, a facility that treats and provides vocational training for HIV/AIDS victims. The centre was built by and is administered with assistance from the government of the United Kingdom.[7] (b) Roofings Limited, a member of the Roofings Group, maintains its headquarters and factory in neighboring Lubowa. (c) St Paul's Secondary School, Lweza, a private secondary school.[8] (d) Le Memorial Hospital, a private-for-profit hospital, is located in Lweza, along the road to Kigo.[9]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Lweeza At Mapcarta.com . Mapcarta.com . Mapcarta . 7 July 2018 . 7 July 2018.
  2. Web site: 16 March 2016 . 14 August 2015 . 12 new municipalities created . Kampala . . Moses Mulondo, Moses Walubiri . and David Lumu.
  3. Web site: 16 March 2016 . 9 August 2015 . NTV Uganda . Kampala . What is the implication of approving 11 new municipalities? . Nation Television Uganda (NTV Uganda).
  4. Web site: 16 March 2016 . 16 March 2016 . Distance between Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda and Lweza Conference Center, Kyadondo, Central Region, Uganda . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com.
  5. Web site: 16 March 2016 . 16 March 2016 . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com . Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Lweza Conference Center, Kyadondo, Buganda Region, Uganda.
  6. Web site: Provision of a water system for the St. Mary Kevin Motherhood Orphanage and School in Lweza, Uganda . 7 July 2018 . 30 October 2017 . Wearewater.org . Wearewater Organization . Barcelona.
  7. Web site: About Mildmay Uganda . 16 March 2016 . Vision Reporter . 29 September 2015 . . Kampala.
  8. Web site: Uganda Ministry of Education . Government Grades 830 Private Secondary Schools . 7 July 2018 . 19 June 2013 . . Kampala.
  9. Web site: 5 January 2019 . Stella Njuba succumbs to cancer . . 15 January 2019 . Misairi Thembo Kahungu . Kampala.