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Entebbe Street Sign post of European Cemetery in Entebbe, Uganda. Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda which is located on Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. [3] Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda prior to independence, in 1962.
The Old Entebbe airport is used by Uganda's military forces. It was the scene of a hostage rescue operation by Israeli Sayeret Matkal , dubbed Operation Entebbe , in 1976 after an Arab-German hijacking of Air France Flight 139 following a stopover in Athens , Greece , en route to Paris from Tel Aviv .
In the northwestern part of Banga, the government of Uganda, through the Uganda Ministry of Health, donated land on which the Italian NGO, EMERGENCY built Entebbe Children's Surgical Hospital. The 72-bed facility which was built between 2017 and 2020, opened for patients in April 2021.
Kisubi is located in Busiro County, Wakiso District, on Kampala-Entebbe Road, about 17.5 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Entebbe International Airport. [1] This is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Kampala , the country's capital and largest city. [ 2 ]
Uganda's population grew from 9.5 million people in 1969 to 34.9 million in 2014. With respect to the last inter-censal period (September 2002), the population increased by 10.6 million people in the past 12 years. [212] Uganda's median age of 15 years is the lowest in the world. [137]
Abayita Ababiri is located in Kyaddondo South Constituency, Wakiso District, Central Uganda. It lies along the old Entebbe-Kampala Road, and is the beginning of the new Entebbe-Kampala Highway. It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), by road, northeast of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport. [1]
The campus of St. Mary's College Kisubi lies on Kampala–Entebbe Road, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Kampala. [15] State House Uganda, the official residence of the President of Uganda, lies in the town of Entebbe, about 36 kilometres (22 mi), south of Kampala. [16] (6) Entebbe International Airport, where the road ends. [2]
Akright City is bordered by Namugongo Road to the north, the community of Bwebajja and Kampala–Entebbe Road to the east, Namulanda to the southeast, Palm Valley Golf and Country Club to the south, and the community of Sekiwunga and Entebbe–Kampala Expressway to the west. The coordinates of the neighborhood are:0°10'21.0"N, 32°31'06.0"E ...