Kigo, Uganda


Kigo is a neighborhood in the town of Ssabagabo in Uganda. The name also refers to Kigo Hill, that forms part of the neighborhood.

Location

Kigo is located in the south-eastern corner of Ssabagabo Municipality in Busiro County, Wakiso District, in Uganda's Buganda Region. It is bordered by Lweeza and Mutungo to the west, Ndejje-Lubugumu to the north-west, Kanaba Trading Centre to the north, Kubbiri and Munyonyo to the north-east, Kaazi and Busaabala to the east and Lake Victoria to the south. The road distance between Kampala's central business district and Kigo is approximately. The coordinates of Kigo are
0°12'25.0"N, 32°35'38.0"E.

Overview

Kigo is located in fast-growing Ssabagabo Municipality, which is predominantly affluent and residential.
The Lake Victoria Serena Resort, one of the two Serena Hotels properties in the country, with its expansive 9-hole golf course is located in this neighborhood.
Mirembe Villas a residential development of upmarket apartments and condominiums lies immediately east to the Serena Resort Golf Course.
The Kajjansi–Munyonyo extension of the Entebbe–Kampala Expressway, passes through the neighbourhood in a general west to east direction, before it turns northeasterly to end at Munyonyo, thus forming patrt of the Kampala Southern Bypass Highway.
Kigo Medium Security Prison is located on a peninsular, in the south-eastern part of the neighborhood. Plans to relocate the prison to make way for commercial development have not been implemented as of January 2019.