Kawaala
Kawaala is a neighborhood within Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Kawaala has an elevation of 1,218 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kasubi Tombs and Uganda Museum.
Kasubi Tombs
Building
Photo: not not phil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda people, as well as an important example of traditional architecture.
Uganda Museum
Museum
Photo: Lneruba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Uganda Museum is located in Kampala, Uganda. It displays and exhibits ethnological, natural-historical and traditional life collections of Uganda's cultural heritage. Uganda Museum is situated 3½ km east of Kawaala.
Mulago National Specialised Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Tusk media, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mulago National Specialised Hospital, also known as Mulago National Referral Hospital, is a component of Mulago Hospital Complex, the teaching facility of Makerere University College of Health Sciences, in Kampala, Uganda. Mulago National Specialised Hospital is situated 3 km east of Kawaala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kasubi hill and Makerere.
Makerere
Suburb
Makerere is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The name also applies to the hill on which this neighborhood is perched; one of the original seven hills that constituted Kampala at the time of its founding, in the early 1900s.
Namirembe Hill
Neighborhood
Namirembe is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several Baganda clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word "mirembe" meaning peace. Namirembe Hill is situated 3 km south of Kawaala.
Kawaala
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Central Uganda, Uganda
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Rubaga Division, Kampala Capital City, Kampala District, Central Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.34299° or 0° 20′ 35″ northLongitude
32.55019° or 32° 33′ 1″ eastElevation
1,218 metres (3,996 feet)Open location code
6GGJ8HV2+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 2317915139OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Kawaala” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kawaala”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include KAWALA and Kawaala Police Station.
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