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	Nkokonjeru Location in Uganda
	Coordinates: 00°14′22″N 32°55′23″E / 0.23944°N 32.92306°E
Country	Uganda
Region	Central Region of Uganda
District	Buikwe District
Elevation	3,900 ft (1,200 m)
Population (2020 Estimate)
• Total	10,100

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Nkokonjeru is a town council in Buikwe District in the Central Region of Uganda with villages such as: Namaliiri, Kigulu, Mulajje, Naziwanga, Ndolwa, Buira, Bukasa, Wabiduuku, Nsuube and Nkokonjeru Central.^[1] The town's name means "White Chicken".^[2]

Geography[edit]

Nkokonjeru is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of Buikwe, the location of the district headquarters.^[3] The town is approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi), by road, southwest of Njeru, the largest urban centre in the district.^[4]

This is approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi), by road, southeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.^[5] The coordinates of Nkokonjeru are 0°14'22.0"N, 32°55'23.0"E (Latitude:0.239444; Longitude:32.923056).^[6]

Overview[edit]

Nkokonjeru was the location of a traditional shrine where the Baganda used to sacrifice white chicken prior to 1890.^[2] In 1891, the Mill Hill Fathers established a Catholic Parish in the area. When lightning felled the sacrifice tree, the missionaries used the wood to burn bricks and build the Parish Church. Subsequently, they built schools, a hospital and a teacher's college. The Catholic Parish of Nkonkonjeru had over 45,000 registered parishioners, as of August 2009.^[7]

Population[edit]

In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of Nkokonjeru at 9,200. In 2020, the population agency estimated the population of the town at 10,100. Of these, an estimated 5,400 (53.5 percent) were females and an estimated 4,700 (46.5 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the average annual population growth rate of the town at 1.88 percent, between 2015 and 2020.^[8]

Points of interest[edit]

The following points of interest lie within or near Nkokonjeru:^[6]

1. The offices of Nkokonjeru Town Council

2. Nkokonjeru Church of Uganda Primary School

3. St. Paul's Primary School, Nkokonjeru

4. St. Peter's Secondary School, Nkokonjeru

5. Nkokonjeru Teacher Training College

6. Nkokonjeru Technical College

7. Nkokonjeru Roman Catholic Church

8. Stella Maris Boarding Primary School, Nsuube

9. Stella Maris College, Nsuube

10. St. Alphonsus Demonstration School

11. St. Anthony Convent Secondary School

12. Rural Agency for Sustainable Development, a Non-governmental organization

13. Nkokonjeru Savings and Credit Co-operative

14. Mother Kevin Vocation Institute

15. The Mukono–Kyetume–Katosi–Nyenga Road, passes through the middle of town in a general east to west direction

16. St. Francis Hospital Nkokonjeru, a 60-bed community hospital administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi^[9]

References[edit]

^ Kyotalengerire, Agnes (2 September 2013). "Nalugo's Gospel: Proper Nutrition Starts At The Breast". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b Okwera, Oyet (3 October 2008). "A Sacred Tree Built Nkokonjeru Chapel". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ Google (5 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Buikwe, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ Google (5 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Njeru, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ Google (5 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Google (5 January 2021). "Location of Nkokonjeru, Buikwe District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ Lukwago, Juliet (11 July 2008). "Nkokonjeru Catholic Parish Through 111 Years". new Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ New Vision (26 January 2007). "Nkokonjeru Hospital Gets X-ray Machine". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

00°14′22″N 32°55′23″E / 0.23944°N 32.92306°E / 0.23944; 32.92306

[1] Kyotalengerire, Agnes (2 September 2013). "Nalugo's Gospel: Proper Nutrition Starts At The Breast". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[Nkoko-2] Okwera, Oyet (3 October 2008). "A Sacred Tree Built Nkokonjeru Chapel". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[3] Google (5 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Buikwe, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[4] Google (5 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Njeru, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[5] Google (5 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[6R-6] Google (5 January 2021). "Location of Nkokonjeru, Buikwe District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[7] Lukwago, Juliet (11 July 2008). "Nkokonjeru Catholic Parish Through 111 Years". new Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[PopR-8] Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Nkokonjeru, Uganda" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[9R-9] New Vision (26 January 2007). "Nkokonjeru Hospital Gets X-ray Machine". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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+'''Nkokonjeru''' is a town council  in [[Buikwe District]] in the [[Central Region, Uganda|Central Region]] of [[Uganda]]  with villages such as: Namaliiri, Kigulu, Mulajje, Naziwanga, Ndolwa, Buira, Bukasa, Wabiduuku, Nsuube and Nkokonjeru Central.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/646770-nalugo-s-gospel-proper-nutrition-starts-at-the-breast.html | title=Nalugo’s Gospel: Proper Nutrition Starts At The Breast | accessdate=20 July 2015 | date=2 September 2013 | newspaper=[[New Vision]] | location=Kampala | first=Agnes | last=Kyotalengerire}}</ref> The town's name means "White Chicken".<ref name="Nkoko">{{cite web | newspaper=[[New Vision]] | last=Okwera | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/233/652818 | title=A Sacred Tree Built Nkokonjeru Chapel | accessdate=20 July 2015 | date=3 October 2008 | location=Kampala | first=Oyet}}</ref>
-'''Nkokonjeru''' is a town in [[Buikwe District]], [[Central Region, Uganda|Central Uganda]]. The town is a [[municipality]] under [[Buikwe District|Buikwe District Administration]].<ref>{{cite web|
-url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/646770-nalugo-s-gospel-proper-nutrition-starts-at-the-breast.html|title=Nalugo’s Gospel: Proper Nutrition Starts At The Breast|accessdate=20 July 2015|date=2 September 2013|newspaper=[[New Vision]]|location=Kampala|first=Agnes |last=Kyotalengerire}}</ref> The other municipalities in the district include: (a) [[Buikwe|Buikwe Municipality]] (b) [[Lugazi| Lugazi Municipality]] (c) [[Njeru|Njeru Municipality]] (d) [[Ngogwe| Ngogwe Municipality]] and (e) [[Nyenga|Nyenga Municipality]]. The town's name translates into ''White Chicken'' in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/233/652818|title=A Sacred Tree Built Nkokonjeru Chapel|accessdate=20 July 2015|date=3 October 2008|location=Kampala|newspaper=[[New Vision]]|last=Okwera| first=Oyet}}</ref>
+==Geography==
+Nkokonjeru is approximately {{convert|16|km|mi}} southwest of [[Buikwe]], the location of the district headquarters.<ref>{{google maps|
+url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Buikwe/Nkokonjeru/@0.324508,32.9250066,11z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dded1f0932639:0xc64bd141115f53b3!2m2!1d32.9888319!2d0.3144046!1m5!1m1!1s0x177de7f776190e1f:0x1d3b14b968fb49a2!2m2!1d32.910938!2d0.249508!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Buikwe, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> The town is approximately {{convert|44|km|0}}, by road, southwest of [[Njeru]], the largest urban centre in the district.<ref>{{google maps|
+url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Njeru/Nkokonjeru/@0.365327,32.9986026,11z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177e7be1b33fe749:0xc6466f47bd92f662!2m2!1d33.1492106!2d0.4263679!1m5!1m1!1s0x177de7f776190e1f:0x1d3b14b968fb49a2!2m2!1d32.910938!2d0.249508!3e0 |
+title=Road Distance Between Njeru, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
+This is approximately {{convert|55|km|mi}}, by road, southeast of [[Kampala]], the capital and largest city of Uganda.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Nkokonjeru/@0.3061827,32.6107026,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x177de7f776190e1f:0x1d3b14b968fb49a2!2m2!1d32.910938!2d0.249508!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
-==Location==
+The coordinates of Nkokonjeru are 0°14'22.0"N, 32°55'23.0"E (Latitude:0.239444; Longitude:32.923056).<ref name="6R">{{google maps |title=Location of Nkokonjeru, Buikwe District, Uganda |
-Nkokonjeru is located in [[Buikwe District]], approximately {{convert|23|km|mi}}, by road, southwest of [[Buikwe]], the location of the district headquarters.<ref>{{cite web|
+url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/0%C2%B014'22.0%22N+32%C2%B055'23.0%22E/@0.235034,32.922988,380m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.2394444!4d32.9230556 |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
-url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Buikwe%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Nkokonjeru%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJOSaT8NHefRcRs1NfEUHRS8Y&dt2=ChIJHw4ZdvfnfRcRokn7aLkUOx0|
-title=Map Showing Nkokonjeru And Buikwe With Route Marker|first=.|
-last=GFC|publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC)|accessdate=20 July 2015|
-date=20 July 2015}}</ref> The town is located approximately {{convert|46|km|mi}}, by road, southwest of [[Njeru]], the largest urban centre in the district.<ref>{{cite web|
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-date=20 July 2015}}</ref> This location is approximately {{convert|50|km|mi}}, by road, southeast of [[Kampala]], the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Nkokonjeru%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJm7N0nQ-8fRcR7G9r2T2QOEU&dt2=ChIJHw4ZdvfnfRcRokn7aLkUOx0|title=Map Showing Nkokonjeru And Kampala With Route Marker|first=.|date=20 July 2015|
-last=GFC|publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC)|accessdate=20 July 2015}}</ref> The coordinates of Nkokonjeru are:0°14'22.0"N, 32°55'23.0"E (Latitude:0.239444; Longitude:32.923056).<ref>{{google maps|
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-title=Location of Nkokonjeru At Google Maps accessdate=20 July 2015}}</ref>
 ==Overview==
-Nkokonjeru was the location of a traditional shine where the [[Baganda]] used to sacrifice ''white chicken'' prior to 1890. In 1891, the [[Mill Hill Fathers]] established a [[Catholic Parish]] in the area. When lightning felled the ''sacrifice tree'', the missionaries used the wood to burn bricks and build the Parish Church. Subsequently, they built schools, a hospital and a teacher's college. The Catholic Parish of Nkonkonjeru has over 45,000 registered parishioners, as of August 2009.<ref>[http://newvision.co.ug/D/9/233/638561/Nkokonjeru About the Catholic Parish of Nkokonjeru]</ref>
+Nkokonjeru was the location of a traditional shrine where the [[Baganda]] used to sacrifice ''white chicken'' prior to 1890.<ref name="Nkoko"/> In 1891, the [[Mill Hill Fathers]] established a [[Catholic Parish]] in the area. When lightning felled the ''sacrifice tree'', the missionaries used the wood to burn bricks and build the Parish Church. Subsequently, they built schools, a hospital and a teacher's college. The Catholic Parish of Nkonkonjeru had over 45,000 registered parishioners, as of August 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nkokonjeru Catholic Parish Through 111 Years|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/233/638561|first=Juliet|
+last=Lukwago|accessdate=20 July 2015|date=11 July 2008|
+newspaper=[[new Vision]]|location=Kampala}}</ref>
 ==Population==
-The 2002 national census estimated the population of Nkokonjeru 11,095. In 2008, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of the town at 13,000.<ref>[http://www.citypopulation.de/Uganda.html 2002 and 2008 Population Estimates of Ugandan Cities and Towns]</ref> In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Nkokonjeru at 14,000.<ref>[http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf  Estimated Populations of Major Ugandan Cities And Towns In 2011]</ref>
+In 2015, the [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of Nkokonjeru at 9,200. In 2020, the population agency estimated the population of the town at 10,100. Of these, an estimated 5,400 (53.5 percent) were females and an estimated 4,700 (46.5 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the average annual population growth rate of the town at 1.88 percent, between 2015 and 2020.<ref name="PopR">{{cite web| title=Estimated Population of Nkokonjeru, Uganda |date=14 June 2020 |publisher=Citypopulation.de |access-date=5 January 2021 | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/central/admin/buikwe/SC0531__nkokonjeru/ |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |  format=Citypopulation.de Quoting [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
 ==Points of interest==
-The following points of interest lie within or near Nkokonjeru:
+The following points of interest lie within or near Nkokonjeru:<ref name="6R"/>
-* The offices of Nkokonjeru Town Council
+. The offices of Nkokonjeru Town Council
-* St. Francis Hospital, Nkokonjeru - A 200 bed community hospital administered by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi]]<ref>[http://newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/545412/Nkokonjeru About St. Francis Hospital]</ref>
-* Nkokonjeru Church of Uganda Primary School
-* St. Paul's Primary School, Nkokonjeru
-* St. Peter's Secondary School, Nkokonjeru
-* Nkokonjeru Teacher Training College
-* Nkokonjeru Technical College
-* Nkokonjeru Catholic Church
-* Stella Maris Boarding Primary School, Nsuube
-* Stella Maris College, Nsuube
-* St. Alphonsus Demonstration School
-* St. Anthony Convent Secondary School
-* Providence Home
-* [[Rural Agency for Sustainable Development]] (RASD)
-* Nkokonjeru Savings and Credit Co-operative (SACCO)
-* Mother Kevin Vocation  Institute
-* St. Claire Primary School
-* Little Angels Primary School<ref>[http://www.chnonline.org/2002/2002-09-05/newsstory6.html About Nkokonjeru Catholic Parish]</ref>
+. Nkokonjeru Church of Uganda Primary School
-==External links==
-* [http://newvision.co.ug/D/9/233/638561/Nkokonjeru  Nkokonjeru Catholic Parish Celebrates 111 Years]
+. St. Paul's Primary School, Nkokonjeru
+. St. Peter's Secondary School, Nkokonjeru
+. Nkokonjeru Teacher Training College
+. Nkokonjeru Technical College
+. Nkokonjeru Roman Catholic Church
+. Stella Maris Boarding Primary School, Nsuube
+. Stella Maris College, Nsuube
+. St. Alphonsus Demonstration School
+. St. Anthony Convent Secondary School
+. [[Rural Agency for Sustainable Development]], a [[Non-governmental organization]]
+. Nkokonjeru Savings and Credit Co-operative
+. Mother Kevin Vocation  Institute
+. The [[Mukono–Kyetume–Katosi–Nyenga Road]], passes through the middle of town in a general east to west direction
+. [[St. Francis Hospital Nkokonjeru]], a 60-bed community hospital administered by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi]]<ref name="9R">{{cite web| title=Nkokonjeru Hospital Gets X-ray Machine |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1172273/nkokonjeru-hospital-ray-machine |newspaper=[[New Vision]] |date=26 January 2007 |author=New Vision |access-date=5 January 2021 |   location=Kampala}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-*[[Buikwe]]
-*[[Buikwe District]]
 *[[Hospitals in Uganda]]
-*[[Central Region, Uganda]]
+*[[List of roads in Uganda]]
+*[[List of cities and towns in Uganda]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Authority control}}
-[[Category:Populated places in Uganda]]
-[[Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley]]
-[[Category:Central Region, Uganda]]
-[[Category:Buikwe District]]
 {{Buikwe District}}
 {{coord|00|14|22|N|32|55|23|E|display=title}}
+[[Category:Populated places in Central Region, Uganda]]
+[[Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley]]
+[[Category:Buikwe District]]

v t e Buikwe District
Capital: Buikwe
Towns and villages	Buikwe Lugazi Ngogwe Njeru Nkokonjeru Nyenga
Geography	River Sezibwa Mabira Forest Victoria Nile Lake Victoria
Economy	Absa Bank Uganda Limited Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Pride Microfinance Limited Finance Trust Bank Nyanza Textile Industries Limited Ugma Engineering Corporation Limited Cable Corporation Limited Uganda Hortech Limited Nile Breweries Limited East African Packaging Solutions Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited Mehta Group GM Sugar Uganda Limited
Energy	Bujagali Energy Limited Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station Lugazi Thermal Power Station Eskom Uganda Limited
Notable landmarks	Lake Victoria Source of the Nile Victoria Nile Lugazi Golf Course Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi
Health	Kawolo General Hospital St. Francis Hospital Nkokonjeru Nyenga Mission Hospital St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital
Transport	New Jinja Bridge Kampala–Jinja Highway Kampala–Jinja Expressway Mukono–Kayunga–Njeru Road Mukono–Kyetume–Katosi–Nyenga Road
Education	Uganda Military Engineering College
Notable people	Judith Babirye Michael Lulume Bayigga Paul D'Arbela Paulo Kafeero Nanji Kalidas Mehta Florence Ndagire