Nabbingo

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]

Nabbingo
Nabbingo
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°17′24″N 32°28′41″E
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Region
DistrictWakiso District
Elevation
3,865 ft (1,178 m)

Location

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

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

References
  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. Mazinga, Mathias (1 December 2018). "Trinity College Nabbingo remembers departed associates". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

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