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This article is about Kirinnya in Wakiso District. For Kirinya, Jinja District, see Kirinya.

Kirinnya
Kirinnya is located in Uganda
Kirinnya
Kirinnya
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°19′55″N 32°40′09″E / 0.33194°N 32.66917°E / 0.33194; 32.66917
Country Uganda
DistrictWakiso District
CityKira, Uganda
CountyKyaddondo
ConstituencyKyaddondo East
Government
 • Member of parliamentIbrahim Semujju Nganda
Elevation
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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Map Showing Kirinnya Boundaries And Installations" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Location of Kirinnya, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "About Akright Kirinnya Housing Estate". Akright Projects Limited. January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Location of Saint Luke's Catholic Church, Kirinnya, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Location of Kirinnya SDA Church, Kirinnya, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Location of St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish, In Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Location of Mother Manjeri Boarding Primary School" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Road Distance Between Kirinnya And Bukasa Inland Port" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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