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Namulonge

Coordinates: 00°31′30″N 32°36′54″E / 0.52500°N 32.61500°E / 0.52500; 32.61500
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Namulonge
Namulonge is located in Uganda
Namulonge
Namulonge
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°31′30″N 32°36′54″E / 0.52500°N 32.61500°E / 0.52500; 32.61500
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Uganda
DistrictWakiso District
CountyKyaddondo
ConstituencyKyaddondo North
Elevation
3,810 ft (1,160 m)

Namulonge is a location in the Central Region of Uganda.

Location

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Namulonge is located in North Kyaddondo Constituency, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda. Its location is approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), by road, north of Gayaza.[1] This location is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city.[2] The coordinates of Namulonge are:00 31 30N, 32 36 54E (Latitude:0.5250; Longitude:32.6150).

Overview

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Namulonge is a small town where the main employer is the National Crops Resources Research Institute, a public agricultural research institution. A civilian airport, Namulonge Airport, belonging to Namulonge Agronometry Station is located there. There is a golf course in town.

Population

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The exact population of Namulonge is not known, as of January 2010.

Points of interest

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The following points of interest lie within Namulonge or close to her borders:

  • The National Crop Research Institute
  • Namulonge Agronometry Station - A government-owned meteorological station
  • Mary Louise Sumkins Memorial Golf Course - A private golf course
  • Namulonge Airport - A small civilian airport belonging to Namulonge Agronometry Station
  • The Gayaza-Ziroobwe Road - The road cuts through town in a south to north direction

References

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00°31′30″N 32°36′54″E / 0.52500°N 32.61500°E / 0.52500; 32.61500