Makerere, Kampala | |
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Coordinates: 00°20′06″N 32°34′12″E / 0.33500°N 32.57000°E | |
Country | Uganda |
Region | Central Uganda |
District | Kampala Capital City Authority |
Division | Kampala Central Division |
Elevation | 1,240 m (4,070 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Makerere (/məˈkɛrəri/ mə-KERR-ər-ee)[1] is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The name also applies to the hill on which this neighborhood is perched; one of the original seven hills that constituted Kampala at the time of its founding, in the early 1900s.