Nsasa | |
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Location in Uganda Placement on map is approximate |
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Coordinates: 00°25′05″N 32°39′20″E / 0.41806°N 32.65556°ECoordinates: 00°25′05″N 32°39′20″E / 0.41806°N 32.65556°E | |
Country | Uganda |
Region | Central Region |
District | Wakiso District |
Municipality | Kira, Uganda |
County | Kyaddondo |
Constituency | Kyaddondo East |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mamerito Mugerwa |
• MP | Ibrahim Semujju Nganda |
Elevation | 3,870 ft (1,180 m) |
Nsasa is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda.
Nsasa is bordered by Kigulu to the north, Misindye in Mukono District to the east, Namugongo to the southeast, downtown Kira to the southwest, and Mulawa to the west. This location is approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Nsasa are 0°25'05.0"N, 32°39'20.0"E (Latitude:0.418056; Longitude:32.655556).
Before 2001, Nsasa 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.