Nakawa Division

Nakawa Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Nakawa, where the division headquarters are located.

Location

Nakawa Division is in the eastern part of the city, bordering Kira Town to the east, Wakiso District to the north, Kawempe Division to the northwest, Kampala Central to the west, Makindye Division across Murchison Bay to the southwest and Lake Victoria to the south. The coordinates of the division are:00 20N, 32 37E (Latitude:0.3337; Longitude:32.6180). Neighborhoods in the division include Nakawa, Mbuya, Bugoloobi, Luzira, Butabika, Mutungo, Ntinda, Kigoowa, Kyambogo, Kiwaatule, Bbuye and Kulambiro. Nakawa Division covers an area of 47.45 square kilometres (18.32 sq mi).

Overview

The topography of the division is characterized by flat-topped hills of uniform height divided by shallow valleys forming papyrus swamps. Most of the streams flow into Lake Victoria. The streams are characterized by low gradient and comparatively broad valley floors. Owing to alluvial aggregation, low gradient and frequent local tilting, many valley floors have become seasonal or permanent swamps. The soil geology from which the soils of the corridor formed belongs to the Basement Complex. It consists of a variety of metamorphic largely granitoid rocks, acid gneisses, schists and sand stones. Most of these rocks are highly weathered.

The meteorological data for Kampala City is typical of Nakawa Division. The division is characterized by comparatively small seasonal variations in temperature. Due to a high rate of evaporation from the lake surface and to regular winds, which drift across the lake from east to west all seasons, the average rainfall is high 1,558 millimetres (61.3 in). There is a tendency of the rainfall to decrease as one moves northwards from the lake shores. The rain falls in 160 to 170 days each year, with two peaks from March to May and from October to November.

Only a small proportion of the division vegetation can be considered as natural. The vegetation of the hills which was originally shrubs and forests has been modified to a greater extent as a result of clearing to give way for settlement (high income residential neighborhoods on the hills) and the papyrus swamps have been encroached on, in the valleys, by illegal developers. ^[1]

Demographics

The 1991 national census estimated the population in the division at 135,519 people. The 2002 census put the figure at 246,781 people, with 122,249 (49.5%) females and 124,532 (50.5%) males. In 2002, Nakawa Division contributed 20.3% of the total Kampala District population. Children below five (5) years of age contributed 20% of the total Division population. The youth aged 10 to 24 contributed to 30% of the total population and 26.7% of the population were women of child-bearing age. The population growth rate in 2002 was 4.8% and the total fertility rate was 5.1 %. The average family size is 4 and the maternal mortality rate is equivalent to 265 per 100,000 live births.^[2]

Population trends

Using the data above, it is estimated that the population in Nakawa Division in 2010 is approximately 359,100. See table below:

Nakawa Division Population Trends

Year Estimated Population 2002 246,800 2003 258,600 2004 271,000 2005 284,000 2006 297,700 2007 312,000 2008 326,900 2009 342,600 2010 359,100 2011 376,300 2012 394,400 Landmarks The following landmarks are located in Nakawa Division: Kyambogo University Makerere University Business School Commercial Plaza Shopping Complex Headquarters of Uganda Revenue Authority Headquarters of Uganda Ministry of Defense Mbuya Hospital - One of the two Military Hospitals in Uganda Butabika National Referral Hospital - Uganda's only psychiatric referral hospital Port Bell - With its breweries and lakeside port Luzira Maximum Security Prison - Over 10,000 inmates including 300 on death row External links Challenges and Constraints to Planning and Development in Kampala See also Kampala Kawempe Division Makindye Division Kololo References ^ About Nakawa Division ^ Nakawa Division Population Dynamics Coordinates: 00°20′N 32°37′E / 0.333°N 32.617°E / 0.333; 32.617