Bulindo | |
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Location in Uganda Placement on map is approximate |
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Coordinates: 00°25′14″N 32°38′43″E / 0.42056°N 32.64528°ECoordinates: 00°25′14″N 32°38′43″E / 0.42056°N 32.64528°E | |
Country |
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Region | Central Uganda |
District | Wakiso District |
Municipality | Kira, Uganda |
County | Kyaddondo |
Constituency | Kyaddondo East |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mamerito Mugerwa |
• MP | Ibrahim Semujju Nganda |
Elevation | 3,810 ft (1,160 m) |
Bulindo is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda.
Bulindo is bordered by Nakweero to the north, Kitukutwe to the northeast, Kigulu to the east, Mulawa to the south, Kitikifumba to the southwest, and Kazinga to the west. This is approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of and largest city in Uganda. The coordinates of Bulindo are 0°25'14.0"N, 32°38'43.0"E (Latitude:0.420556; Longitude:32.645278).
Before 2001, Bulindo was a residential and farming village. In 2001, a law was passed incorporating the village into the newly created Kira municipality, the second largest urban center in Uganda, with an estimated population of about 180,000 in 2011. Since 2000, Bulindo has developed into a middle-class residential neighbourhood, with planned housing developments and large private farms and ranches. Bulindo is connected to the national power grid and the water pipeline of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation.
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