Lubaga Division
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Lubaga Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

. The division takes its name from Lubaga
Lubaga
Lubaga is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Its comes from the Luganda word okubaga, a process of "planning" or "making a structure stronger" while constructing it...

, where the division headquarters are located. The city's five (5) divisions are:
  • Kampala Central Division
    Central business district
    A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

  • Kawempe Division
    Kawempe Division
    Kawempe Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The city's five divisions are:* Kampala Central Division* Kawempe Division* Lubaga Division* Makindye Division* Nakawa Division-Location:...

  • Lubaga Division
  • Makindye Division
    Makindye Division
    Makindye Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The city's five divisions are:* Kampala Central Division* Kawempe Division* Lubaga Division* Makindye Division* Nakawa Division-Location:...

  • Nakawa Division
    Nakawa Division
    Nakawa Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Nakawa, where the division headquarters are located.-Location:...


Location

Lubaga Division is in the western part of the city, bordering Wakiso District
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a district in Central Uganda that encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The district is named after the town of Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

 to the west and south of the division. The eastern boundary of the division is Kampala Central Division
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

. Kawempe Division lies to the north of Lubaga Division. The coordinates of the division are:00 18N, 32 33E (Latitude:0.3029; Longitude:32.5529). Neighborhoods in the division include Mutundwe, Nateete
Nateete
Nateete is a location in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. The correct spelling is with two "e"'s. Unfortunately the location is often misspelled with one "e".-Location:Nateete is located on the southwestern edge of the city of Kampala...

, Lungujja
Lungujja
-Location:Lungujja is bordered by Lubya to the north, Mengo to the east, Lubaga to the southeast, Nateete to the south and Busega to the west. This location is approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala's central business district....

, Busega
Busega
-Location:Busega is bordered by unincorporated Wakiso District to the north, Namungoona to the northeast, Lungujja to the east, Nateete to the south and Buloba to the west. This location is approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala's central business district. Busega is located in Lubaga Division...

, Lubaga
Lubaga
Lubaga is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Its comes from the Luganda word okubaga, a process of "planning" or "making a structure stronger" while constructing it...

, Mengo
Mengo, Uganda
Mengo is a hill in Lubaga Division, Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.-Location:Mengo is bordered by Kampala Hill to the north, Nsambya Hill to the east, Kibuye to the southeast, Ndeeba to the south, Lubaga Hill to the west and Namirembe Hill to the northwest. The coordinates of Mengo Hill...

, Namungoona
Namungoona
-Location:Namungoona is bordered by unincorporated Wakiso District to the west, northwest and to the north, the Kampala-Hoima Road and Kawaala to the east, Kasubi to the southeast, Lubya and Lusaze to the south and Busega to the southwest. This location is approximately , by road, northwest of the...

, Lubya, Lugala, Bukesa, Naakulabye
Naakulabye
Naakulabye is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest metropolitan area.-Location:Naakulabye is located in Lubaga Division, in northwestern Kampala...

, Kasubi
Kasubi Tombs
The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas , and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.On 16 March 2010, some of the major buildings there were almost completely destroyed by a fire, the cause of which is under investigation...

 and Kawaala
Kawaala
-Location:Kawaala is bordered by Nabweru to the north, Kazo to the northeast, Makerere to the east, Naakulabye to the south, Kasubi to the southwest and Namungoona to the west. This location is approximately , by road, north of Kampala's central business district...

.

Landmarks

The following landmarks are located in Lubaga Division:
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral
  • Residence of the Cardinal of Kampala
  • Residence of the Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese
  • Lubaga Hospital - A 300-bed community hospital administered by the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala
  • Lubaga Nurses School
  • Lubaga Miracle Center - A Pentecostal Congregation Church
  • Pope Paul VI Memorial Community Center
  • Headquarters of Lubaga Division
  • Mengo Palace - The Lubiri is located in Lubaga Division
  • Bulange Office Complex - Houses the Buganda Parliament
    Buganda
    Buganda is a subnational kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Ganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda, comprising all of Uganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala, with the exception of the disputed eastern Kayunga District...

     and offices of the Kabaka of Buganda
    Kabaka of Buganda
    Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda. According to the traditions of the Baganda they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the other material....

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