Official Name: | Mpererwe |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Kampala showing the location of Mpererwe. |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda Kampala |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kampala Capital City Authority |
Subdivision Type3: | Division |
Subdivision Name3: | Kawempe Division |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 0.3819°N 32.5753°W |
Elevation M: | 1200 |
Mpererwe is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Sometimes it is spelled as Mpereerwe.
Mpererwe is in Kawempe Division in northern Kampala. It is bordered by Katalemwa in Wakiso District to the north, Kisaasi to the east, Kanyanya to the south, and Kawempe to the west. This location is approximately 10km (10miles), by road, north of Kampala's central business district.[1] The coordinates of Mpererwe are 0°22'55.0"N 32°34'31.0"E (Latitude:0.381950; Longitude:32.575275).[2]
Mpererwe is a trading centre that is gradually turning into a busy commercial area. Schools, gas stations, small-scale factories, hospitals, and a cinema hall are in this neighborhood. In up to 50 percent of homes, backyard urban agriculture is practiced.[3] [4] Because of the rapid urbanisation rate coupled with high unemployment, particularly among young people, the area is prone to crime.[5] Despite those challenges, the neighborhood remains close-knit, with a modest cost of living compared to other areas of the city.[6]
These points of interest are located within Mpererwe or near its borders: