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Kirinnya

Coordinates: 00°19′12″N 32°40′30″E / 0.32000°N 32.67500°E / 0.32000; 32.67500
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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

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

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

  • Kirinnya Housing Estate - A development by Akright Projects Limited, the largest indigenous real estate developer in Uganda.[5] It consists of about 150 bungalows in a gated planned community.[5]
  • St. Luke's Catholic Church
  • Kirinnya Seventh Day Adventist Church
  • St. John's Church - A place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda.
  • Maama Manjeri Day and Boarding Primary School.
  • St. John's Primary School - Affiliated with St. John's Church of Uganda.

References

  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. ^ a b AKPL. "About Akright Kirinnya Housing Estate". Akright Projects Limited (AKPL). Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

00°19′12″N 32°40′30″E / 0.32000°N 32.67500°E / 0.32000; 32.67500