Nkokonjeru | |
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  Nkokonjeru Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates:00°14′22″N32°55′23″E / 0.23944°N 32.92306°E /0.23944; 32.92306 | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Central Region of Uganda |
| District | Buikwe District |
| Elevation | 3,900 ft (1,200 m) |
| Population (2020 Estimate) | |
• Total | 10,100 |
Nkokonjeru is a town council inBuikwe District in theCentral Region ofUganda 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]
Nkokonjeru is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest ofBuikwe, the location of the district headquarters.[3] The town is approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi), by road, southwest ofNjeru, the largest urban centre in the district.[4]
This is approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi), by road, southeast ofKampala, 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]
Nkokonjeru was the location of a traditional shrine where theBaganda used to sacrificewhite chicken prior to 1890.[2] In 1891, theMill Hill Fathers established aCatholic Parish in the area. When lightning felled thesacrifice 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]
In 2015, theUganda 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]
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, aNon-governmental organization
13. Nkokonjeru Savings and Credit Co-operative
14. Mother Kevin Vocation Institute
15. TheMukono–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 theRoman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi[9]
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