| Official Name: | Nakawa |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Kampala showing the location of Nakawa. |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda Kampala |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Uganda |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kampala Capital City Authority |
| Subdivision Type3: | Division |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nakawa Division |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 0.3331°N 32.6181°W |
Nakawa is an area in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. It is also the location of the headquarters of Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala.
Nakawa is located on the eastern edge of the city of Kampala. It is bordered by Ntinda to the north, Kyambogo to the northeast, Banda and Kireka to the est, Mbuya to the southeast, Bugoloobi to the south, Namuwongo to the southwest, Kololo in Kampala Central Division to the west, and Naguru to the northwest. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Nakawa is approximately 5km (03miles).[1] The coordinates of Nakawa are 0°19'59.0"N, 32°37'05.0"E (Latitude:0.333055; Longitude:32.618066).
Nakawa lies on the main highway between Kampala and Jinja. From a mere intersection of the Kampala-Jinja Highway and Ntinda Road' in the 1950s, Nakawa has grown into a bustling metropolitan area with small, medium, and large industries and some of Uganda's highest institutions of learning. It is also home to Kampala Cemetery that contains 26 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, the total made up of 19 soldiers of the East African Forces and seven men belonging to the Uganda Police.[2]
Nakawa has the following landmarks: