Jezza | |
|---|---|
  Jezza | |
| Coordinates: 00°22′30″N32°16′06″E / 0.37500°N 32.26833°E [1] | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Central Region |
| District | Mpigi District |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 4,233 [2] |
Jezza (also spelt Jjeza) [3] is a village situated in the Mpigi District of Uganda, just outside of the capital city Kampala. The village is served by the A109 highway.
The Jezza Market, which is a street market, is the main area of commerce within the town. The village features a local pub, the New Life Pub, and a church, the Jjeza Holiness Church & Orphanage Home.
Located within Jezza is the Jezza Day & Boarding Primary School. The school is a co-ed, government owned and funded primary school. There were 379 students enrolled at the school in 2018. [4] Also within Jezza is the privately operated Jezza Preparatory Primary School, which had an enrollment of 200 students in 2018. [5] The schools serve both Jezza and villages in the surrounding area.
The village gained notoriety when visited by popular BBC television show Top Gear during the filming of the two-part Africa Special. The show visited the village because its name is the same as the nickname of presenter Jeremy Clarkson.
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