Kirinnya

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title: "Kirinnya" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-central-region,-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley", "kira-town"] description: "Neighborhood in Kira Town, Uganda" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirinnya" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Neighborhood in Kira Town, Uganda ::

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::callout[type=note] Kirinnya in Wakiso District ::

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Kirinnya, is one of the six administrative wards in Kira Municipality in Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda.

Location

Kirinnya is located in Kirinnya Ward in south-eastern Kira Municipality. Kirinnya is approximately 13 km, by road, east of downtown Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Kirinnya is bordered by Bweyogerere to the north, Namanve to the north-east, Namilyango to the east, Murchison Bay to the south, and Butabika to the west and north-west. The coordinates of Kirinnya are 0°19'55.0"N, 32°40'09.0"E (Latitude:0.331944; Longitude:32.669167).

Overview

Kirinnya is a middle-class residential neighborhood. In between the residential dwellings, are schools, churches, soccer fields, shops and supermarkets. The Member of Parliament in the 10th Parliament (2061 to 2021) and the 11th Parliament (2021 to 2026), for Kira Municipality, (which includes Kirinnya) maintains his home in Kirinnya.

Points of interest

1. Kirinnya Housing Estate: A development by Akright Projects Limited, the largest indigenous real estate developer in Uganda. It consists of about 150 bungalows in a gated planned community.

2. St. Luke's Catholic Church

3. Kirinnya Seventh Day Adventist Church

4. St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish: A place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda

5. St. John's Primary School - Affiliated with St. John's Church of Uganda.

6. Maama Manjeri Boarding Primary School.

7. Bukasa Inland Port: Approximately 7 km, south of Kirinnya, on the northern shores of Lake Nalubaale, is the site where Bukasa Inland Port is being developed.

References

References

1. "Map Showing Kirinnya Boundaries And Installations".
2. "Road Distance Between Uganda Post Office, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda And Kirinnya Health Centre 2, Kirinnya, Wakiso District, Uganda".
3. "Location of Kirinnya, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, Uganda".
4. The Independent. (15 October 2020). "Ssemujju driven back home from nomination by police". [[The Independent (Uganda)]].
5. (January 2015). "About Akright Kirinnya Housing Estate". [[Akright Projects Limited]].
6. "Location of Kirinnya SDA Church, Kirinnya, Uganda".
7. "Location of St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish, In Uganda".
8. "Location of Mother Manjeri Boarding Primary School".
9. "Road Distance Between Kirinnya And Bukasa Inland Port".

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