Ssabagabo Explained

Official Name:Ssabagabo
Other Name:Ssabagabo-Makindye
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uganda
Placement on map is approximate
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Wakiso District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ssabagabo
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Kyaddondo
Subdivision Type5:Constituency
Subdivision Name5:Ssabagabo Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Kawuma Cedric
Leader Title1:MP
Established Date:1 July 2015
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014 Census
Population Total:284,067[1]
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:0.2428°N 32.56°W
Elevation M:1180

Ssabagabo, also known as Makindye-Ssabagabo or Ssabagabo-Makindye, is a municipality in Uganda.[2] [3]

Geography

The town is located in the hitherto unincorporated Wakiso District, immediately south of Kampala's Makindye Division. It includes the following neighborhoods, among others: Mutundwe, Najjanankumbi, Zana, Bunnamwaya, Seguku, Lubowa, Ndejje-Lubugumu, Busaabala, Masajja, Kaazi, Lweeza, Kigo, and Kubbiri.[4] The coordinates of the new town are 0°14'34.0"N, 32°33'36.0"E (Latitude:0.242789; Longitude:32.559987).

Overview

Before its current status, the town was a sub-county in Wakiso District.[5] Generally, the town is already built-up and consists of mainly middle and upper-class neighborhoods.[6] In the Lubowa neighborhood, Roofings Limited maintains two of its three component companies and factories. The old Kampala–Entebbe Road passes through the eastern portion of the town in a general north-to-south direction. The Munyonyo spur of the new Entebbe–Kampala Expressway passes through the southern portion of the new town in a general west-to-east direction.[4]

Administration

During the 2016/2017 financial year, which began on 1 July 2016 and ended on 30 June 2017, the municipality budgeted to spend more than USh10 billion. Of that, UShs4.8 billion was expected to come from local taxes while the government of Uganda was expected to contribute USh5.9 billion.[7] However the work in the district was hampered by a slow recruitment process, with only 15 out of the required 90 positions filled as of October 2016.[7]

Population

During the national census and household survey of 27 and 28 August 2014, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), enumerated the population of Ssabagabo Municipality at 410,044 people.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Population and Housing Census 2014: Provisional Results: Appendix 3 - Households and Population by Subcounty/ Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014 . Kampala . Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) . November 2014. UBOS . 31 July 2017.
  2. Web site: 15 March 2016 . 12 new municipalities created . 14 August 2015 . Kampala . . Moses Mulondo, Moses Walubiri . and David Lumu.
  3. Web site: 15 March 2016 . 9 August 2015 . NTVU . Kampala . What is the implication of approving 11 new municipalities? . Nation Television Uganda (NTVU).
  4. Web site: 15 March 2016 . 15 March 2016 . Lcmt.org (LCMTO) . LCMTO . Map of Ssabagbo Municipality .
  5. Web site: Uganda: Ssabagabo Gets Sub-County Status . 15 March 2016 . 24 September 2008 . Samuel . Balagadde . . Kampala.
  6. Web site: 15 June 2016. Kampala City Tours: The Rich Verses The Poor In Kampala - Where the Rich and the Poor Live in Kampala . 15 June 2016 . Kampala City Tours. Kampala City Tours. Kampala.
  7. Web site: Uganda: Staff Shortage Cripples Work in Wakiso Divisions . 31 July 2017 . 27 October 2016 . and James Kabengwa . Kampala . Joseph Kiggundu . Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com.