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'''Kirinnya''', is one of the six administrative wards in [[Kira Town|Kira Municipality]] in [[Wakiso District]] in the [[Central Region, Uganda|Central Region]] of [[Uganda]].<ref name="1R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kirinnya,+Kampala/@0.3404278,32.669802,1789m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x177db91b99330ff5:0xd4040f072d4f3e91!8m2!3d0.3422655!4d32.660715 |title=Map Showing Kirinnya Boundaries And Installations | access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref>
'''Kireka'''


is a location in [[Kira Town|Kira Municipality]] in [[Wakiso District]] in the [[Central Region, Uganda|Central Region]] of [[Uganda]].
==Location==
==Location==
Kirinnya is located in Kirinnya Ward in south-eastern Kira Municipality. Kirinnya is approximately {{convert|12|km|mi}}, by road, east of downtown [[Kampala]], Uganda's capital and largest city.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Kirinya%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJm7N0nQ-8fRcR7G9r2T2QOEU&dt2=ChIJ9Q8zmRu5fRcRkT5PLQcPBNQ|title=Travel Distance Between Kampala And Kirinnya With Map | accessdate=24 January 2015 | publisher=Globefeed.com}}</ref> Kirinnya is bordered by [[Bweyogerere]] to the north, [[Namanve]] to the north-east, [[Namilyango]] to the east, [[Lake Victoria|Murchison Bay]] to the south, and [[Butabika]] to the west and north-west. The coordinates of Kirinnya are 0°19'12.0"N, 32°40'30.0"E (Latitude:0.3200; Longitude:32.6750).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B019'12.0%22N+32%C2%B040'30.0%22E/@0.3108291,32.6939347,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |
Kirinnya is located in Kirinnya Ward in south-eastern Kira Municipality. Kirinnya is approximately {{convert|13|km|0}}, by road, east of downtown [[Kampala]], Uganda's capital and largest city.<ref name="2R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Uganda+Post+Office,+Kampala+Road,+Kampala/Kirinya+Health+Centre+2,+Kirinya-Bukasa+Road,+Kampala/@0.3466477,32.6436335,13.58z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc808cc2ab43:0x7dd3e9e39634c3b!2m2!1d32.5813156!2d0.3133372!1m5!1m1!1s0x177db9a72f771973:0xf8ea0c3633c71c2c!2m2!1d32.6690374!2d0.3319717!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Uganda Post Office, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda And Kirinnya Health Centre 2, Kirinnya, Wakiso District, Uganda |access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref> Kirinnya is bordered by [[Bweyogerere]] to the north, [[Namanve]] to the north-east, [[Namilyango]] to the east, [[Lake Victoria|Murchison Bay]] to the south, and [[Butabika]] to the west and north-west. The coordinates of Kirinnya are 0°19'55.0"N, 32°40'09.0"E (Latitude:0.331944; Longitude:32.669167).<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B019'55.0%22N+32%C2%B040'09.0%22E/@0.3318401,32.6675648,266m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.3319444!4d32.6691667 |title=Location of Kirinnya, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, Uganda |access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref>
title=Location of Kirinnya At Google Maps | accessdate=24 January 2015 | last=Google | publisher=[[Google|Google Maps]]}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
Kirinnya is a middle-class residential neighborhood. In between the residential dwellings, are schools, churches, soccer fields, shops and supermarkets.<ref name="1R"/> The [[Parliament of Uganda|Member of Parliament]] in the 10th Parliament (2061 to 2021) and the 11th Parliament (2021 to 2026), for [[Kira Town|Kira Municipality]], (which includes Kirinnya) maintains his home in Kirinnya.<ref name="4R">{{cite web| work=[[The Independent (Uganda)]] |url=https://www.independent.co.ug/ssemujju-driven-back-home-from-nomination-by-police/ |title=Ssemujju driven back home from nomination by police |date=15 October 2020 |author=The Independent |access-date=14 August 2021 |location=Kampala, Uganda | format=The Independent Uganda Quoting [[Uganda Radio Network]]}}</ref>
Kirinnya is a middle-class residential neighborhood.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} In between the residential dwellings, are schools, churches, soccer fields, and one supermarket.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

==Points of interest==
==Points of interest==
* Kirinnya Housing Estate - A development by [[Akright Projects Limited]], the largest indigenous real estate developer in Uganda.<ref name="Akright">{{cite web | url=http://www.akright.biz/details.php?category=akright&sid=7&ca=Kirinya | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128111548/http://www.akright.biz/details.php?category=akright&sid=7&ca=Kirinya | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 January 2015 | title=About Akright Kirinnya Housing Estate | last=AKPL | publisher=Akright Projects Limited (AKPL) | accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref> It consists of about 150 bungalows in a gated planned community.<ref name="Akright"/>
1. Kirinnya Housing Estate: A development by [[Akright Projects Limited]], the largest indigenous real estate developer in Uganda. It consists of about 150 bungalows in a gated planned community.<ref name="Akright">{{cite web |work=[[Akright Projects Limited]] |title=About Akright Kirinnya Housing Estate |url=http://www.akright.biz/details.php?category=akright&sid=7&ca=Kirinya |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128111548/http://www.akright.biz/details.php?category=akright&sid=7&ca=Kirinya |archive-date=2015-01-28 |date=January 2015 |access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref>

* St. Luke's Catholic Church
2. St. Luke's Catholic Church<ref name="ref name="CaCR">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B019'52.9%22N+32%C2%B040'26.3%22E/@0.3280462,32.6798509,1789m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!1m2!2m1!1sSt+Luke's+Cathilic+Church+Kirinnya!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d0.3313646!4d32.6739812 |title=Location of Saint Luke's Catholic Church, Kirinnya, Uganda |access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref>
* Kirinnya Seventh Day Adventist Church

* St. John's Church - A place of worship affiliated with the [[Church of Uganda]].
3. Kirinnya Seventh Day Adventist Church<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B020'00.6%22N+32%C2%B040'19.1%22E/@0.3328614,32.6727045,178m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!1m2!2m1!1s+Kirinnya+SDA+Church!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d0.3334883!4d32.6719686 |title=Location of Kirinnya SDA Church, Kirinnya, Uganda | access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref>
* Maama Manjeri Day and Boarding Primary School.

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* St. John's Primary School - Affiliated with St. John's Church of Uganda.
4. St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish: A place of worship affiliated with the [[Church of Uganda]]<ref name="AnCR">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/St.+John's+Church+of+Uganda,+Kirinya+Parish/@0.3311049,32.66462,1789m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x177db92c8688bc97:0x23e6d0b6c5f5f609!8m2!3d0.3310834!4d32.6733534 |title=Location of St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish, In Uganda |access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref>

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5. St. John's Primary School - Affiliated with St. John's Church of Uganda.

6. Maama Manjeri Boarding Primary School.<ref name="SchR">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mother+Majeri+Boarding+Primary+School,+Kampala/@0.3323975,32.6731306,1789m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x177db91d958d1df1:0x22afb86c924a9c04!8m2!3d0.3364679!4d32.6713625 |title=Location of Mother Manjeri Boarding Primary School |access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref>

7. [[Bukasa Inland Port]]: Approximately {{convert|7|km|0}}, south of Kirinnya, on the northern shores of [[Lake Nalubaale]], is the site where Bukasa Inland Port is being developed.<ref name="BksR">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kirinnya,+Kampala/0.2910151,32.6747964/@0.3211572,32.6986987,12.67z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x177db91b99330ff5:0xd4040f072d4f3e91!2m2!1d32.660715!2d0.3422655!1m0!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kirinnya And Bukasa Inland Port | access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/0006/0006.uganda.html Prepaid Care, Third-World Style: The Uganda Health Cooperative]
* [http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/0006/0006.uganda.html Prepaid Care, Third-World Style: The Uganda Health Cooperative]


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Latest revision as of 12:42, 14 August 2021

This article is about Kirinnya in Wakiso District. For Kirinya, Jinja District, see Kirinya.

Kirinnya
Kirinnya is located in Uganda
Kirinnya
Kirinnya
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°19′55″N 32°40′09″E / 0.33194°N 32.66917°E / 0.33194; 32.66917
Country Uganda
DistrictWakiso District
CityKira, Uganda
CountyKyaddondo
ConstituencyKyaddondo East
Government
 • Member of parliamentIbrahim Semujju Nganda
Elevation
3,810 ft (1,160 m)

Kirinnya, is one of the six administrative wards in Kira Municipality in Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

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Kirinnya is located in Kirinnya Ward in south-eastern Kira Municipality. Kirinnya is approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi), by road, east of downtown Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] Kirinnya is bordered by Bweyogerere to the north, Namanve to the north-east, Namilyango to the east, Murchison Bay to the south, and Butabika to the west and north-west. The coordinates of Kirinnya are 0°19'55.0"N, 32°40'09.0"E (Latitude:0.331944; Longitude:32.669167).[3]

Overview

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Kirinnya is a middle-class residential neighborhood. In between the residential dwellings, are schools, churches, soccer fields, shops and supermarkets.[1] The Member of Parliament in the 10th Parliament (2061 to 2021) and the 11th Parliament (2021 to 2026), for Kira Municipality, (which includes Kirinnya) maintains his home in Kirinnya.[4]

Points of interest

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1. Kirinnya Housing Estate: A development by Akright Projects Limited, the largest indigenous real estate developer in Uganda. It consists of about 150 bungalows in a gated planned community.[5]

2. St. Luke's Catholic Church[6]

3. Kirinnya Seventh Day Adventist Church[7]

4. St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish: A place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda[8]

5. St. John's Primary School - Affiliated with St. John's Church of Uganda.

6. Maama Manjeri Boarding Primary School.[9]

7. Bukasa Inland Port: Approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi), south of Kirinnya, on the northern shores of Lake Nalubaale, is the site where Bukasa Inland Port is being developed.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Map Showing Kirinnya Boundaries And Installations" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Road Distance Between Uganda Post Office, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda And Kirinnya Health Centre 2, Kirinnya, Wakiso District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Location of Kirinnya, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ The Independent (15 October 2020). "Ssemujju driven back home from nomination by police" (The Independent Uganda Quoting Uganda Radio Network). The Independent (Uganda). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "About Akright Kirinnya Housing Estate". Akright Projects Limited. January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Location of Saint Luke's Catholic Church, Kirinnya, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Location of Kirinnya SDA Church, Kirinnya, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Location of St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish, In Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Location of Mother Manjeri Boarding Primary School" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Road Distance Between Kirinnya And Bukasa Inland Port" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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