Nkokonjeru

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Nkokonjeru
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°14′22″N32°55′23″E / 0.23944°N 32.92306°E / 0.23944; 32.92306
Country Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Region Central Region of Uganda
District Buikwe District
Elevation
3,900 ft (1,200 m)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
 • Total10,100

Nkokonjeru is a town council in Buikwe District in the Central Region of Uganda with villages such as: Namaliiri, Kigulu, Mulajje, Naziwanga, Ndolwa, Buira, Bukasa, Wabiduuku, Nsuube and Nkokonjeru Central. [1] The town's name means "White Chicken". [2]

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Geography

Nkokonjeru is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of Buikwe, the location of the district headquarters. [3] The town is approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi), by road, southwest of Njeru, the largest urban centre in the district. [4]

This is approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi), by road, southeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [5] The coordinates of Nkokonjeru are 0°14'22.0"N, 32°55'23.0"E (Latitude:0.239444; Longitude:32.923056). [6]

Overview

Nkokonjeru was the location of a traditional shrine where the Baganda used to sacrifice white chicken prior to 1890. [2] In 1891, the Mill Hill Fathers established a Catholic Parish in the area. When lightning felled the sacrifice tree, the missionaries used the wood to burn bricks and build the Parish Church. Subsequently, they built schools, a hospital and a teacher's college. The Catholic Parish of Nkonkonjeru had over 45,000 registered parishioners, as of August 2009. [7]

Population

In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of Nkokonjeru at 9,200. In 2020, the population agency estimated the population of the town at 10,100. Of these, an estimated 5,400 (53.5 percent) were females and an estimated 4,700 (46.5 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the average annual population growth rate of the town at 1.88 percent, between 2015 and 2020. [8]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within or near Nkokonjeru: [6]

1. The offices of Nkokonjeru Town Council

2. Nkokonjeru Church of Uganda Primary School

3. St. Paul's Primary School, Nkokonjeru

4. St. Peter's Secondary School, Nkokonjeru

5. Nkokonjeru Teacher Training College

6. Nkokonjeru Technical College

7. Nkokonjeru Roman Catholic Church

8. Stella Maris Boarding Primary School, Nsuube

9. Stella Maris College, Nsuube

10. St. Alphonsus Demonstration School

11. St. Anthony Convent Secondary School

12. Rural Agency for Sustainable Development, a Non-governmental organization

13. Nkokonjeru Savings and Credit Co-operative

14. Mother Kevin Vocation Institute

15. The Mukono–Kyetume–Katosi–Nyenga Road, passes through the middle of town in a general east to west direction

16. St. Francis Hospital Nkokonjeru, a 60-bed community hospital administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi [9]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Okwera, Oyet (3 October 2008). "A Sacred Tree Built Nkokonjeru Chapel". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Google (5 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Buikwe, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Google (5 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Njeru, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Google (5 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. 1 2 Google (5 January 2021). "Location of Nkokonjeru, Buikwe District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Lukwago, Juliet (11 July 2008). "Nkokonjeru Catholic Parish Through 111 Years". new Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ↑ New Vision (26 January 2007). "Nkokonjeru Hospital Gets X-ray Machine". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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