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Country
  
District
  
Constituency
  
Kyaddondo North

Local time
  
Saturday 10:06 AM

Region
  
Central Region

County
  
Kyaddondo

Elevation
  
1,200 m

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Weather
  
25°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 80% Humidity

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Location

Gayaza is in the North Kyaddondo Constituency, Kyaddondo County. The town is approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi), north-east of Kasangati, on the road from Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, to Ziroobwe, in Luweero District. This is approximately 18.5 kilometres (11 mi), by road, north-east of Kampala. The coordinates of Gayaza are 0°27'03.0"N, 32°36'42.0"E (Latitude:0.450833; Longitude:32.611667).

Overview

In the early 20th century, Gayaza started as a road junction, where the road to Gayaza High School branched off the Kampala-Kalagi highway. Shops began to appear in the middle of the century when the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture opened an agricultural research center at Namulonge. Later, Makerere University opened a crop and animal farm at Kabanyolo to cater for the faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. Today, the township continues to grow and is continuous with the Kasangati, a short distance to the south-east.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within Gayaza township or close to its borders:

  • Gayaza High School - an all-girls' boarding high school established in 1905.
  • Gayaza-Ziroobwe Road - a 27 kilometres (17 mi) road that connects Gayaza to Ziroobwe in Luweero District
  • National Crops Resources Research Institute at Namulonge - an agricultural research institute belonging to the Ugandan government.
  • Makerere University Farm at Kabanyolo - an animal and crop farm belonging to Makerere University
  • Kira Farm Training Center - A residential vocational training school situated on 22.5 acres (9.1 ha) of land.
  • Gayaza fresh food market
  • Notable people

  • Robert Kayanja, pastor
  • James Makubuya, ethnomusicologist
  • References

    Gayaza Wikipedia


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