Kireka
Kireka is the name of a township in Central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. The other five Wards in Kira Municipality are Bweyogerere Ward, Kimwaanyi Ward, Kira Ward, Kirinnya Ward and Kyaliwajjala Ward.
Location of Kireka
The township is bordered to the north by Kyaliwajjala, to the east by Bweyogerere, to the south by Kirinya, to the west by Banda, and to the northwest by Kyambogo and Naalya. About 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, Kireka is located on the Kampala-Jinja Highway.
Overview
Kireka Trading Centre is located ten kilometres from the city centre along Jinja Road. The centre is located at the bottom of the 4,189-foot Kireka hill. The Seventh Day Adventist church's administrative centre was located on an inconspicuous hill called Kireka before the Kabaka (king) of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi built a castle atop the hill. The peak offers a beautiful perspective of the pricey Bukasa marsh, Lake Victoria, and adjacent islands. East of Kireka hill is the Mandela International Sports Stadium.
Points of interest
The neighbourhood of Kireka contains the following points of interest:
- The Kireka-Namugongo Road - The road to the Uganda Martyrs' Basilica at Namugongo leaves the Kampala-Jinja Highway at Kireka
- A branch of Barclays Bank
- A branch of Centenary Bank
- A branch of Crane Bank
- A branch of Stanbic Bank
- A palace of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II; the Kireka Palace
- Mandela National Stadium, the largest sports stadium in Uganda, with a maximum capacity of 45,000, lies in the neighbouring neighbourhood of Bweyogerere
- Kireka Central Market
- Kireka Seventh Day Adventist Church - A place of worship affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Club Zinc - A nightclub dating back to the 1970s
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