Nyenga, Uganda Explained

Official Name:Nyenga
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:Buikwe District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Njeru Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2020 Estimate
Population Total:55600
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:0.38°N 33.15°W
Elevation M:1232

Nyenga is an urban division of one of the municipalities in Buikwe District, in the Central Region of Uganda. Nyenga Division is one of the three divisions of the city of Njeru. The other two divisions are Wakisi Division and Njeru Division.[1]

Location

Nyenga is located in Njeru Municipality, approximately 7km (04miles), by road, south of Njeru Division, the central business district of the municipality. The coordinates of Nyenga, Uganda are:0°22'48.0"N; 33°09'00.0"E (Latitude:0.3800; Longitude:33.1500). Nyenga is situated at an average altitude of 1232m (4,042feet), above mean sea level.[2]

Population

In 2015, Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of Nyenga Division at 50,400. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of Nyenga at 55,600 inhabitants. Of these, 28,200 (50.7 percent) were females and 27,400 (49.3 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of Nyenga increased at an average rate of 2.0 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.[3]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within or near Nyenga:(a) Nyenga Roman Catholic Church (b) Nyenga Mission Hospital, also St. Francis Hospital Nyenga, is a 75-bed community hospital that was founded in 1932 as a leprosarium.Owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi.[4] (c) Saint Joseph Minor Seminary Nyenga (d) Saint Francis School of Nursing and Midwifery and (e) Nyenga Children’s Home In Uganda, an extended family for destitute children.[5] [6]

The Mukono–Kyetume–Katosi–Nyenga Road passes through Nyenga in a general southwest to northeast direction on the way to the Source of the Nile Bridge.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Musoke Dumps NRM over Electoral Fraud, Nominated Independent . 19 October 2020 . . Maurice Muhwezi . 26 July 2021 . Mukono, Uganda.
  2. Web site: Elevation of Nyenga, Njeru Municipality, Uganda . Floodmap.net . 26 July 2021 . Floodmap . 26 July 2021.
  3. Web site: The population development of Nyenga as well as related information and services . . 14 June 2020 . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . 26 July 2021.
  4. "First and foremost the evangelist"? Mission and government priorities for the treatment of leprosy in Uganda, 1927-1948 . Journal of Eastern African Studies . 6 . 1 August 2012 . 544–560 . Kathleen Vongsathorn . 4060234 . 24949084 . 10.1080/17531055.2012.696906.
  5. Web site: Nyenga Foundation . About the Foundation . July 2021 . Nyenga Foundation . 26 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Nyenga Foundation (Nyenga Children's Home) . 2021 . Globalhand.org . Global Hand . 26 July 2021 . Hong Kong.