Kirinnya

Neighborhood in Kira Town, Uganda

Place in Wakiso District, Uganda

00°19′55″N 32°40′09″E / 0.33194°N 32.66917°E / 0.33194; 32.66917Country

UgandaDistrictWakiso DistrictCityKira, UgandaCountyKyaddondoConstituencyKyaddondo EastGovernment

• Member of parliamentIbrahim Semujju NgandaElevation

3,810 ft (1,160 m)

Kirinnya, is one of the six administrative wards in Kira Municipality in Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda.^[1]

Location

Kirinnya is located in Kirinnya Ward in south-eastern Kira Municipality. Kirinnya is approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi), by road, east of downtown Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[2] Kirinnya is bordered by Bweyogerere to the north, Namanve to the north-east, Namilyango to the east, Murchison Bay to the south, and Butabika to the west and north-west. The coordinates of Kirinnya are 0°19'55.0"N, 32°40'09.0"E (Latitude:0.331944; Longitude:32.669167).^[3]

Overview

Kirinnya is a middle-class residential neighborhood. In between the residential dwellings, are schools, churches, soccer fields, shops and supermarkets.^[1] The Member of Parliament in the 10th Parliament (2061 to 2021) and the 11th Parliament (2021 to 2026), for Kira Municipality, (which includes Kirinnya) maintains his home in Kirinnya.^[4]

Points of interest

1. Kirinnya Housing Estate: A development by Akright Projects Limited, the largest indigenous real estate developer in Uganda. It consists of about 150 bungalows in a gated planned community.^[5]

2. St. Luke's Catholic Church^[6]

3. Kirinnya Seventh Day Adventist Church^[7]

4. St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish: A place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda^[8]

5. St. John's Primary School - Affiliated with St. John's Church of Uganda.

6. Maama Manjeri Boarding Primary School.^[9]

7. Bukasa Inland Port: Approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi), south of Kirinnya, on the northern shores of Lake Nalubaale, is the site where Bukasa Inland Port is being developed.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Map Showing Kirinnya Boundaries And Installations" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Road Distance Between Uganda Post Office, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda And Kirinnya Health Centre 2, Kirinnya, Wakiso District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Location of Kirinnya, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ The Independent (15 October 2020). "Ssemujju driven back home from nomination by police" (The Independent Uganda Quoting Uganda Radio Network). The Independent (Uganda). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "About Akright Kirinnya Housing Estate". Akright Projects Limited. January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Location of Saint Luke's Catholic Church, Kirinnya, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Location of Kirinnya SDA Church, Kirinnya, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Location of St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish, In Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Location of Mother Manjeri Boarding Primary School" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Road Distance Between Kirinnya And Bukasa Inland Port" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.