Kirinnya, is one of the six administrative wards in Kira Municipality in Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda.[1]
Kirinnya | |
|---|---|
  Kirinnya Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 00°19′55″N 32°40′09″E / 0.33194°N 32.66917°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| District | Wakiso District |
| City | Kira, Uganda |
| County | Kyaddondo |
| Constituency | Kyaddondo East |
| Government | |
| • Member of parliament | Ibrahim Semujju Nganda |
| Elevation | 3,810 ft (1,160 m) |
Location
Kirinnya is located in Kirinnya Ward in south-eastern Kira Municipality. Kirinnya is approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi), by road, east of downtown Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] 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).[3]
Overview
Kirinnya is a middle-class residential neighborhood. In between the residential dwellings, are schools, churches, soccer fields, shops and supermarkets.[1] 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.[4]
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.[5]
2. St. Luke's Catholic Church[6]
3. Kirinnya Seventh Day Adventist Church[7]
4. St. John's Church, Kirinnya Parish: A place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda[8]
5. St. John's Primary School - Affiliated with St. John's Church of Uganda.
6. Maama Manjeri Boarding Primary School.[9]
7. Bukasa Inland Port: Approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi), south of Kirinnya, on the northern shores of Lake Nalubaale, is the site where Bukasa Inland Port is being developed.[10]