Kira Town

Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda, is the country's second most populous city. It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government.[4] Kira town council was elevated to Municipal level by an Act of Parliament and became operational in financial year 2016/2017 under vote 781. Kira Municipality is bordered by Gayaza to the north, Mukono to the east, Lake Victoria to the south, Kampala to the west, and Kasangati to the north-west. The town is approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[5] The coordinates of the town are 0°23'50.0"N, 32°38'26.0"E (Latitude:0.397237; Longitude:32.640557).[6] The town is approximately 98 square kilometres (24,000 acres) in size.[7] Kira Municipality is made up of three Divisions of Namugongo, Kira and Bweyogere which are further divided into six administrative parishes. These are:[4]