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Kyengera

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When to go: Kyengera month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Kyengera are typically June, July and August, with average daytime highs around 25–26°C. February is usually the warmest month (average high 28°C), August the coldest (average low 17°C), and April the wettest (about 203 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

Monthly averages computed from 2016–2025 Open-Meteo historical weather records for this location. Long-run averages, not a forecast.
MonthAvg high (°C)Avg low (°C)Rain (mm)Sunshine (h/day)
January27.117.27611.0
February27.718.16311.1
March26.718.312310.4
April25.118.12039.0
May24.717.516510.2
June24.816.99110.8
July25.116.97011.0
August25.716.810910.7
September26.317.113210.6
October26.217.51549.9
November25.617.31709.5
December25.817.011110.4

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  1. Kyengera Town Council Councilors Swearing-In

    Ceremony where 48 local council members were sworn into office and a new council leadership team was elected for Kyengera Town Council, presided over by returning officer Achilles Kiwanuka.

  2. Kyengera Town Council Swearing-In Ceremony

    Ceremony held on May 29, 2026, where 48 local council members were sworn into office in Kyengera.

Current public leadership

  • Achilles Kiwanuka

    Returning officer who oversaw the swearing-in ceremony for Kyengera Town Council leadership.

People associated with this place

  • Mathias Mulumba Walukagga

    Ugongan Kadongo Kamu singer, songwriter, and politician who served as Mayor of Kyengera Town Council.

Historical figures

  • King Abdul Kalema

    Buganda king who incarcerated dozens of Buganda royals in Kalema's Kkomera in Kyengera in the 1890s.

Local business and employers

  • Kyengera Boxing Club

    Structured data records this business as headquartered in Kyengera. Ugandan professional Boxing club.

Newspapers and local media

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Buildings and landmarks

  • Offices of Kyengera Town Council

    Administrative local government offices located within the town limits of Kyengera.

  • Kyengera Mall

    The newest and most iconic storeyed mall located within Kyengera.

  • Mugwanya Summit College

    Secondary school located within the town limits of Kyengera.

  • Kyengera Police Station

    Law enforcement establishment of the Uganda National Police situated in Kyengera.

  • Kalema's Kkomera

    Historical site in Kyengera where Buganda royals were incarcerated in the 1890s.

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01 · Overview

Kyengera, in brief

Kyengera Geography and Infrastructure

Kyengera is a town situated in the Central Region of Uganda. Operating as an urban center within Wakiso District, the municipality lies along the tarmacked, all-weather Kampala-Masaka Highway.

Geographically, Kyengera is positioned approximately 9 kilometres, or 5.6 miles, by road south-west of Kampala, which serves as Uganda's capital and largest city. The town's specific coordinates are recorded as 0°17'46.0"N, 32°30'19.0"E. The municipal landscape functions as a significant transit threshold, representing the first urban center encountered when traveling southwest upon exiting both the Northern Bypass and the Entebbe Airport Expressway. These routes converge at the Busega Roundabout in Busega, situated on the edge of Kampala city about 2.5 miles north of Kyengera. This vital interchange functions as the western endpoint of the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway and the northern endpoint of the Entebbe-Kampala Expressway.

The local landscape and town limits encompass numerous civic, educational, and historical points of interest. Administrative functions are coordinated through the offices of Kyengera Town Council, alongside the Kyengera Police Station, which operates as an establishment of the Uganda National Police. Commercial infrastructure features the Kyengera Mall, noted as the newest and most iconic storeyed mall in town, while residential development includes the Nalumunye Housing Estate. Educational facilities shaping the area include Mugwanya Summit College, Mugwanya Preparatory School founded by the Brothers of Christian Instruction, and the Kabojja Campus of Islamic University in Uganda, which admits only females and is located about 2 kilometres east of Kyengera. Historic institutions nearby feature King's College Budo, founded in 1905 to educate Uganda's aristocrats, Trinity College Nabbingo, St Mark's Church Nsangi opened in the 1930s, and Nsangi Primary School opened in 1913. Deeper regional history is anchored by Kalema's Kkomera, where dozens of Buganda royals were incarcerated in the 1890s by King Abdul Kalema, and the Naggalabi Buddo site, where Buganda coronations have been held since the 1500s. Amidst this infrastructure, telecommunications across the landscape face distinct challenges, as the majority of villages in Kyengera experience very poor phone network coverage on both MTN and Airtel lines.

Additional geographic and encyclopedic context about the municipality can be explored via the Kyengera entry on Wikipedia and the GeoNames record for Kyengera.

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Where is Kyengera located and what are its coordinates?

Kyengera is situated in Uganda at geographic coordinates 0.2952, 32.5016, with an elevation monitored in regional geographic surveys.

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What is the population and time zone of Kyengera?

Kyengera has a recorded population of approximately 285,400 and observes the Africa/Kampala time zone.

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What languages and currency are used in Kyengera?

Official and commonly spoken languages in Kyengera include EN-UG, LG, Swahili, Arabic, with UGX used for local transactions.

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