Nabbingo

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Nabbingo
. Nabbingo is found after Kyengera after Kampala City before Nsangi.
Nabbingo is located in Uganda
Nabbingo
Nabbingo
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°17′24″N 32°28′41″E / 0.29000°N 32.47806°E / 0.29000; 32.47806
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Region
DistrictWakiso District
Elevation
3,865 ft (1,178 m)

Nabbingo is a hill in Wakiso District in the Buganda Region of Uganda. The hill rises 1,178 metres (3,865 ft) above sea level.[1] The name "Nabbingo", also applies to the village that occupies the hill and the schools and churches that are located there.[2]

Location[edit]

Nabbingo is one of the villages in Nabbingo Parish, Nsangi sub-county, in Busiro County, in Wakiso District. Nabbingo is located along the Kampala–Masaka Road, approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi), south-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The geographical coordinates of Nabbingo are: 0°17'24.0"N, 32°28'41.0"E (Latitude:0.290000; Longitude:32.478056).[4]

Points of interest[edit]

The most prominent points of interest in Nabbingo are the Roman Catholic Church at the Top of the hill and Trinity College Nabbingo, established by the White Fathers in 1942.[5] The Nabbingo Catholic Parish Church is administered under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala.[6]

Closer to the Masaka Highway, there are a couple of Pentecostal churches, an internet cafe, a hardware store and a couple of motels.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Elevationmap.net (31 January 2019). "Altitude of Nabbingo, Busiro County, Wakiso District, Uganda". Elevationmap.net. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ Places-in-the-world (31 January 2019). "Nabbingo is a place in the Central Region in Uganda". Places-in-the-world. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ Globefeed.com (31 January 2019). "Distance between Kampala Road Centre, City Centre, Kampala, UGA and Nabbingo Access Road, Nsangi, Busiro, Wakiso, UGA". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ Google (31 January 2019). "Location of Nabbingo, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ Ssenkaaba, Stephen (14 July 2007). "Nabbingo savours 65-year-old fruit". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b Mazinga, Mathias (1 December 2018). "Trinity College Nabbingo remembers departed associates". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

External links[edit]

00°17′24″N 32°28′41″E / 0.29000°N 32.47806°E / 0.29000; 32.47806

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