Kikaaya
title: "Kikaaya" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["neighbourhoods-of-kampala", "kawempe-division"] topic_path: "general/neighbourhoods-of-kampala" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikaaya" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Kikaaya |
| image_skyline | Africa's Bahai temple in Kampala.jpg |
| image_caption | Bahá'í Temple, Kikaaya |
| mapsize | 150px |
| pushpin_map | Uganda Kampala |
| pushpin_map_caption | Map of Kampala showing the location of Kikaaya. |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Uganda |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Kampala Capital City Authority |
| subdivision_type3 | Division |
| subdivision_name3 | Kawempe Division |
| elevation_m | 1240 |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| :: |
| official_name = Kikaaya | image_skyline = Africa's Bahai temple in Kampala.jpg | image_caption=Bahá'í Temple, Kikaaya | image_flag = | nickname= | mapsize = 150px | pushpin_map = Uganda Kampala | pushpin_map_caption = Map of Kampala showing the location of Kikaaya. | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Uganda | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Uganda | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kampala Capital City Authority | subdivision_type3 = Division | subdivision_name3 = Kawempe Division | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | elevation_m = 1240 | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_note = | timezone = EAT | utc_offset = +3 Kikaaya is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The correct phonetic spelling is with two 'a's, after the second 'k'.
Location
Kikaaya is located in Kawempe Division, in northern Kampala. It is bordered by Kisaasi to the north, Kulambiro to the northeast, Kigoowa to the east, Bukoto to the southeast, Kyebando to the southwest, Kanyanya to the west and Mpererwe to the northwest. This location lies approximately 7.5 km, by road, north of Kampala's central business district.{{cite web|publisher=Globefeed.com |url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Kisaasi%20(Western%20Province)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=0.3666667&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=32.5833333|title=Map Showing Central Kampala And Kikaaya With Distance Marker|access-date=17 June 2014}} The coordinates of Kikaaya are:0°21'54.0"N,32°35'24.0"E (Latitude:0.3650; Longitude:32.5900).
Kikaaya is situated on a hill that raises to a height of 1240 m, above sea level. Most of the hill is occupied by the expanse of the Bahá’í Temple in Uganda. The temple, one of the existing seven continental Houses of Worship of the Baháʼí Faith in the world, sits on 50 acre which include the House of Worship, manicured gardens, a guest house, and an administrative center.{{cite web |url=http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/homepage.asp?ID=491| title=Uganda's Baha'i Temple: The Baha'i Temple, Where Nature, Faith And Artistic Beauty Reign|first=Gerald|last=Rulekere|access-date=17 June 2014|date=7 September 2006|publisher=Ugpulse.com}}
Demographics
The neighborhood on the slopes of the hill is predominantly middle class and upscale. Large homes sit on large lots and gated communities with upper middle class housing estates occupy the slopes in between the large homes. The neighborhood is clean, with low crime rates.{{cite web|publisher=Daily Monitor |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/HomesandProperty/Know-your-hood---Kikaaya--a-peaceful--remote-suburb/-/689858/1730846/-/dh7hkfz/-/index.html|title=Know Your Hood : Kikaaya, A Peaceful, Remote Suburb|access-date=17 June 2014|first=Pauline|last=Bangirana |date=27 March 2013}}
References
References
- "Location of Kikaaya At Google Maps". [[Google.
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