Nsasa
title: "Nsasa" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kira-town", "populated-places-in-central-region,-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsasa" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| pushpin_map | Uganda |
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| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Region |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Wakiso District |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Kira, Uganda |
| subdivision_type4 | County |
| subdivision_name4 | Kyaddondo |
| subdivision_type5 | Constituency |
| subdivision_name5 | Kira Municipality |
| leader_title | Local Council 1 (LC1) Chairman |
| leader_name | Derrick Lukwago |
| leader_title1 | MP |
| leader_name1 | Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda |
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| population_as_of | 2019 (Estimate) |
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| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_m | 1180 |
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Nsasa is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda.
Location
Nsasa is bordered by Kigulu to the north, Misindye in Mukono District to the east, Namugongo to the southeast, downtown Kira to the southwest, and Mulawa to the west. This location is approximately 18.5 km, by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Nsasa are 0°25'05.0"N, 32°39'20.0"E (Latitude:0.418056; Longitude:32.655556).
Overview
Before 2001, Nsasa was a residential and farming village. In 2001, a law was passed incorporating the village into the newly created Kira Municipality, the second largest urban center in Uganda, with an estimated population of over 300,000 according to the 2014 national population census.
During the 21st Century, the neighborhood has grown into a highly-sought-after upscale residential area, with land values in the neighborhood of USh600 million (US$160,000) per acre, as of June 2019.{{cite web|newspaper=Daily Monitor | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/HomesandProperty/Nsasa-residential-gem-to-explore--/689858-5144894-hgmugg/index.html | title=Nsasa: A Residential Gem To Explore |date=5 June 2019 | access-date=7 June 2019 |author=Paul Murungi |location=Kampala}}
References
References
- Globefeed.com. (7 June 2019). "Distance between Post office Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Nsasa, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com.
- "Location of Nsasa, Kira Town, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda".
- UBOS. (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] (UBOS).
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