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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 municipality in [[Buikwe District]] in the [[Central Region, Uganda|Central Region]] of [[Uganda]].<ref>{{cite web |
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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" in English.<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>


==Location==
==Geography==
Nkokonjeru is approximately {{convert|23|km|mi}}, by road, southwest of [[Buikwe]], the site of the district headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |
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=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Buikwe%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Nkokonjeru%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJOSaT8NHefRcRs1NfEUHRS8Y&dt2=ChIJHw4ZdvfnfRcRokn7aLkUOx0 |
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=Map Showing Nkokonjeru And Buikwe With Route Marker |
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title=Road Distance Between Njeru, Uganda And Nkokonjeru, Uganda |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
last=GFC | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC) | accessdate=20 July 2015 |

date=20 July 2015}}</ref> The town is approximately {{convert|46|km|mi}}, by road, southwest of [[Njeru]], the largest urban centre in the district.<ref>{{cite web |
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>
url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Nkokonjeru%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Njeru%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJHw4ZdvfnfRcRokn7aLkUOx0&dt2=ChIJSec_s-F7fhcRYvaSvUdvRsY |
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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 |
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title=Road Distance Between Njeru And Nkokonjeru With Map |
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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>
last=GFC | publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC) | accessdate=20 July 2015 |
date=20 July 2015}}</ref> This is approximately {{convert|50|km|mi}}, by road, southeast of [[Kampala]], the capital and largest city of Uganda.<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 | date=20 July 2015 |
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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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url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/0%C2%B014'22.0%22N+32%C2%B055'23.0%22E/@0.2407552,32.9243756,15.31z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |
title=Location of Nkokonjeru at Google Maps |accessdate=20 July 2015 | accessdate=20 July 2015}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
Nkokonjeru was the location of a traditional shine 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|
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|
last=Lukwago|accessdate=20 July 2015|date=11 July 2008|
newspaper=[[new Vision]]|location=Kampala}}</ref>
newspaper=[[new Vision]]|location=Kampala}}</ref>


==Population==
==Population==
The 2002 national census enumerated the population of Nkokonjeru at 11,095. In 2010, the [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] (UBOS) estimated the population at 13,700. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 14,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf | format=PDF| | last=UBOS | title=Population Estimates for Nkokonjeru In 2002, 2010 And 2011 | publisher=[[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] (UBOS) | date=2012 | accessdate=20 July 2015}}</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==
==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"/>


* offices of Nkokonjeru Town Council
1. The offices of Nkokonjeru Town Council

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* St. Francis Hospital, Nkokonjeru, a 200-bed community hospital administered by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/545412 | title=Nkokonjeru Hospital Gets X-ray Machine | accessdate=20 July 2015 | date=26 January 2007 | newspaper=[[New Vision]] | location=Kampala}}</ref>
* Nkokonjeru Church of Uganda Primary School
2. Nkokonjeru Church of Uganda Primary School

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* St. Paul's Primary School, Nkokonjeru
* St. Peter's Secondary School, Nkokonjeru
3. St. Paul's Primary School, Nkokonjeru

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* Nkokonjeru Teacher Training College
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4. St. Peter's Secondary School, Nkokonjeru
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* Nkokonjeru Technical College

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* Nkokonjeru Catholic Church
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5. Nkokonjeru Teacher Training College
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* Stella Maris Boarding Primary School, Nsuube

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* Stella Maris College, Nsuube
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6. Nkokonjeru Technical College
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* St. Alphonsus Demonstration School

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* St. Anthony Convent Secondary School
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7. Nkokonjeru Roman Catholic Church
* Providence Home

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* [[Rural Agency for Sustainable Development]]
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8. Stella Maris Boarding Primary School, Nsuube
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* Nkokonjeru Savings and Credit Co-operative

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* Mother Kevin Vocation Institute
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9. Stella Maris College, Nsuube
* St. Claire Primary School

* Little Angels Primary School
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10. St. Alphonsus Demonstration School
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* [[Mukono–Kyetume–Katosi–Nyenga Road]], passing through the middle of town

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11. St. Anthony Convent Secondary School

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

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13. Nkokonjeru Savings and Credit Co-operative

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14. Mother Kevin Vocation Institute

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

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16. [[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==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 12:22, 3 May 2024

Nkokonjeru
Nkokonjeru is located in Uganda
Nkokonjeru
Nkokonjeru
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°14′22″N 32°55′23″E / 0.23944°N 32.92306°E / 0.23944; 32.92306
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Region of Uganda
DistrictBuikwe District
Elevation
3,900 ft (1,200 m)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
 • Total10,100

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]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kyotalengerire, Agnes (2 September 2013). "Nalugo's Gospel: Proper Nutrition Starts At The Breast". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  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.
  9. ^ New Vision (26 January 2007). "Nkokonjeru Hospital Gets X-ray Machine". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 5 January 2021.


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