Nsasa

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Nsasa
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Nsasa
Location in Uganda
Placement on map is approximate
Coordinates: 00°25′05″N32°39′20″E / 0.41806°N 32.65556°E / 0.41806; 32.65556 Coordinates: 00°25′05″N32°39′20″E / 0.41806°N 32.65556°E / 0.41806; 32.65556
Country Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Region Central Region
District Wakiso District
Municipality Kira, Uganda
County Kyaddondo
Constituency Kira Municipality
Government
 • Local Council 1 (LC1) ChairmanDerrick Lukwago [1]
 •  MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda
Elevation
3,870 ft (1,180 m)

Nsasa is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda. [1]

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Location

Nsasa is bordered by Kigulu to the north, Misindye in Mukono District to the east, Namugongo to the southeast, downtown Kira to the southwest, and Mulawa to the west. This location is approximately 18.5 kilometres (11 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [2] The coordinates of Nsasa are 0°25'05.0"N, 32°39'20.0"E (Latitude:0.418056; Longitude:32.655556). [3]

Overview

Before 2001, Nsasa was a residential and farming village. In 2001, a law was passed incorporating the village into the newly created Kira Municipality, the second largest urban center in Uganda, with an estimated population of over 300,000 according to the 2014 national population census. [4]

During the 21st Century, the neighborhood has grown into a highly-sought-after upscale residential area, with land values in the neighborhood of USh600 million (US$160,000) per acre, as of June 2019. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Paul Murungi (5 June 2019). "Nsasa: A Residential Gem To Explore". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (7 June 2019). "Distance between Post office Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Nsasa, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Google (15 March 2016). "Location of Nsasa, Kira Town, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ↑ UBOS (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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