From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kira Town
Kira Town
Kira central business district of the city of Kampala, Uganda’s
Kira Municipality capital. The total area of the town is 98.83 square kilome-
tres (24,420 acres) or 38.15 square miles (9,880 ha).
Administrative Units
Kira Town is divided into six (6) administrative units
called Wards. These are:
• Bweyogerere
• Kireka
• Kirinnya
• Kyaliwajjala
• Kira
• Kimwaanyi
Organizational structure
The political head of the Town is the Mayor who is elect-
Kira ed to a five year term by universal adult suffrage across
Location in Uganda all the six wards. The supreme policy-making organ in
Coordinates: 00°23′50″N 32°38′20″E / 0.39722°N 32.63889°E / the town is the Town Council, composed of 24 elected
0.39722; 32.63889 councilors. The technical staff of the Municipality is
Country headed by the Town Clerk, under whom, there are sever-
Uganda
al Municipal Departments.
Region Central Uganda
District Wakiso District
Parliamentary Constituency Kyaddondo East Population
Government Kira Town is the largest municipality in Uganda, by popu-
• Mayor Mamerito Mugerwa[1] lation.[5] The last national census in 2002 estimated Kira’s
• Member of Parliament Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda [2] population to be 140,774 people, of whom 67,222 (47.8%)
Area were males and 73,548 (52.2%) were females. The 2002
• 38.2 sq mi (98.83 km2) census gave the following figures for each of the six
Elevation 3,904 ft (1,190 m)
wards:
Population (2011 Estimate)
2002 Kira Town Population Census
• Total 179,800
• Density 4,712/sq mi (1,819.3/km2) In 2011, the Uganda Bureau of Statitistics (UBOS) esti-
mated the population of the town had increased to
Kira Town is a municipality in Wakiso District in Central about 179,800.[6]
Uganda. It is administered by Kira Town Council, an Ur-
ban Local Government within Wakiso District Adminis-
tration.[3]
Population trends
The population of Kira Town has grown at a relatively
rapid rate, compared to the national average over the
Location last decade. Part of the rapid growth is attributable to
Kira Town is bordered by Gayaza to the north, Mukono the town’s proximity to Kampala, the national capital
Town to the east, Lake Victoria to the south, the city of and largest city in the country (est. pop:1,659,600 in
Kampala to the west and Kasangati Municipality to the 2011), with Kira serving as a bedroom community for
northwest. The coordinates of the town are:00 24 00N, 32 the city.
38 24E (Latitude:0.4000; Longitude:32.6400).[4] The town
lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the
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Number Ward Males Females Total
1 Bweyogerere 17,547 20,094 37,641
2 Kimwaanyi 3,541 3,267 6,808
3 Kira 5,687 5,265 10,952
4 Kireka 25,281 28,728 54,008
5 Kirinnya 7,322 7,892 15,214
6 Kyaliwajjala 7,844 8,302 16,151
7 Total 67,222 73,548 140,774
Economic activities Mandela National Stadium
Many women in the town engage in such activities as Mandela National Stadium is the largest stadium in
hair care, road-side groceries, market vending, restau- Uganda, with a sitting capacity of 45,202 people. It is
rants, and health care clinics. Men are mainly engaged located at Namboole, in Bweyogerere Ward.[10]
in wholesale and retail merchandising, taxi driving
and boda boda (motorcycle and bicycle) for-hire
transportation. Increasingly, residents of Kira Town
The Kampala Northern Bypass
are employed in salaried and non-salaried positions in Highway
the city of Kampala and return to Kira in the evenings
The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, also referred
to sleep. Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP),
Bypass,
to simply as The Northern Bypass is the first dual car-
a 894 hectares (2,210 acres) business development
riage Interstate Highway to be built in Uganda. It
park developed by the Uganda Investment Authority
forms an incomplete circle around the northeast,
at a cost of US$43 million, is located at Namanve, in
north and northwest of the city of Kampala. The
Bweyogerere Ward in extreme southeastern Kira
northern and eastern portion of the highway travers-
Town.[7][8]
es Bweyogerere and Kireka Wards, in Kira Town.[11]
The Uganda Martyrs’ Basilica Healthcare
at Namugongo Kira Town has five (5) Health Centers, four of which
A Catholic Basilica has been built at Namugongo, lo- are level II. Plans are underway to upgrade the one
cated in Kyaliwajjala Ward, where the majority of the Hospital.
Level III Health Center at Kira into Kira Hospital
twenty two Catholic Uganda Martyrs (now Saints) When fully developed, Kira Hospital will have an Out-
were burned alive on the orders of Ssekabaka Mwanga patient Department, a Maternity Ward, a Children’s
II in the late 19th Century.[9] An Anglican shrine, ad- Ward and an Adult Inpatient Ward. It will serve as a
ministered by the Church of Uganda, is located about referral center for the other four (4) outlying munici-
5 kilometres (3.1 mi), east of the Catholic Basilica, at pal health centers in the town. Kira Municipality is
the site where another group of Martyrs were mur- working together with the American NGO, Ugandan
dered for their beliefs. UGADEC),
American Development Coalition Inc. (UGADEC to re-
alize this goal. On average, about 100 outpatients per
day are seen at each of the five municipal health cen-
The Kabaka’s Palaces at Kire- ters.
ka and Banda
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and the Nn- Road Construction and Main-
abagereka of Buganda, Sylvia Nagginda, maintain
palaces; one at Kireka and another at Banda, both in
tenance
Kireka Ward. In 2006, there were a total of 220 kilometres (140 mi)
of road network in the town of which only 9.4 kilome-
tres (5.8 mi) (4.3%) were tarmacked. The acquisition of
a grader in 2006 will assist in maintaining the munici-
pality road network. More of the municipality roads
need to be tarmacked. [12]
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In 2009, a second, brand new tractor-grader was insufficient classroom space, insufficient accommoda-
purchased by the Town Council at a cost of approxi- tion for teachers, insufficient food supplies, inade-
mately US$300,000. At the inaugural ceremony for this quate or outdated textbooks and lack of modern elec-
new equipment, it was announced that the equipment tronic communications.
will be used 60% of the time in Kira Town. The remain- In January 2011, Shimoni Primary Teachers’ Train-
ing 40% of the time, it will be rented out to neighbor- College,
ing College opened at Kitikifumba, in Kira Municipali-
ing jurisdictions to raise funds for its maintenance. ty. The college, formerly located on Nakasero Hill, was
Between 2006 and 2009, a total of 17.5 kilometres established by the British Government in collabora-
(10.9 mi) of roads within the town were covered with tion with the Indian Goan Community, in 1952. In
bitumen for the first time, bringing the total of road- 2007, the former location of the college was sold to an
miles in the town that are tarmacked to 27 kilometres investor to is construct a thirty (30) story luxury hotel
(17 mi) (12.2%).[13] (Luganda) (Kampala Intercontinental Hotel). The new location in
Kira Town occupies 25 acres (10 ha). The facilities can
Solid Waste Management accommodate approximately four hundred and fifty
(450) students and teaching staff. The new college cost
The municipality has acquired a 5 acres (2.0 ha) prop- approximately US$4 million (UGX:8 billion), to
erty for the construction of a modern, environmental- build.[15]
ly safe waste management facility. Efforts are under-
way to obtain garbage trucks and waste disposal bins
and skips. The municipality welcomes willing stake-
External links
holders who can partner with the town to create a • Kira Coordinates on Google Map
safe, sanitary and environmentally safe garbage dis- • Profile of Mayor Mamerito Mugerwa At
posal system for Kira Town. Sundayvision.co.ug
• Mamerito Mugerwa Sworn In For Five Year Term
Other Public Health Issues 2011 - 2016
The Public Health Department of Kira Town is deter-
mined to improve the living conditions of her citizens,
Photos
through detailed attention to sanitation, provision of • Photo of Uganda Martyrs Basilica at Namugongo
safe drinking water, safe disposal of human and other • Photo of Mandela National Stadium
waste and the maintenance of hygiene in schools, • Photo of An Office Block At Shimoni PTC at
markets and other public places. Plans are underway Kitikifumba, Kira Town
to formulate minimum acceptable hygiene standards • Photo of Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
for private and public buildings as well as open
spaces.[14]
See also
• Bweyogerere
Poverty Eradication • Mandela National Stadium
Kira Town Council is actively engaged in devising • Kabaka of Buganda
ways to create gainful employment for all her citizens • Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II
who are capable of working. There are efforts at Coun- • Sylvia Nagginda
cil level to provide Adult Literacy classes to those • Wakiso District
adults who are willing and able to learn. Efforts are al- • Central Region, Uganda
so underway to assist citizens in starting income-pro-
ducing activities like poultry farming, small animal
husbandry, brick-laying, carpentry, crafts manufac-
References
ture, growing mushrooms and other vegetables. [1] Mamerito Mugerwa Re-elected To A Five-Year
Term 2011 - 2016
[2] Ssemujju Nganda Is The Member of Parliament
Schools for Kyaddondo East 2011 - 2016
Kira Town is home to over one hundred and fifty (150) [3] Kira Town is located in Wakiso District
elementary schools, of which about thirty (30) are [4] Kira Coordinates on Google Map
government schools and the rest are privately owned. [5] Kira Municipality has the largest population in
There are over sixty (60) secondary schools, ten (10) of the country
which are government schools and the rest being pri- [6] 2011 Estimated Populations of Ugandan Cities
vate. These schools face multiple challenges including and Towns
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[7] Namanve Park will cover 894 hectares [13] Kira Town Buys Second Tractor
[8] KBIP to Cost US$43 Million [14] Kira Town Council is Delivering Services
[9] Uganda Martyrs [15] New Shimoni Primary Teachers’ College Opens In
[10] Mandela National Stadium Photo Kira Town
[11] About Kampala Northern Bypass Highway Coordinates: 0°23′50″N 32°38′20″E / 0.39722°N
[12] Kira Town Acquired Grader in 2006 32.63889°E / 0.39722; 32.63889
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