| Lubaga | |
  Lubaga
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| Coordinates: 00°18′11″N 32°33′11″E / 0.30306°N 32.55306°E | |
| District | Kampala District |
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| Elevation | 1,220 m (4,003 ft) |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Lubaga is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Its comes from the Luganda word okubaga, a process of making a structure stronger while constructing it. For example; okubaga ekisenge means to strengthen the internal structure of a wall while building a house. Presumably the name came from the selection of the place to be the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church in Uganda in the late 19th century.[citation needed] Lubaga then would translate into: Place where the Catholic Church is constructed.
However, the early missionaries had problems pronouncing it as it is correctly spelled. They instead pronounced it with an "r" as in Rubaga. In Luganda, there is no word that starts with an "R" or "X" or "Q". Other Bantu languages from western Uganda and the African Great Lakes Area however, do have words starting with "R".
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Location
Lubaga is bordered by Mengo to the east, Namirembe to the northeast, Kasubi to the north, Lubya to the northwest, Lungujja and Busega to the west, Nateete to the southwest Mutundwe to the south and Ndeeba to the southeast. The coordinates of Lubaga are:00 18 11N, 32 33 11E (Latitude:03029; Longitude:32.5529). The distance, by road, from the central business district of Kampala to Lubaga is approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi).[1]
Overview
Lubaga hill was the location of the main palace of Kabaka Muteesa I who ruled Buganda between 1856 and 1884. The palace was struck by lightning and was rebuilt on neighboring Mengo Hill. The first Roman Catholic missionaries to arrive in Buganda were Frenchmen, Father Pierre Lourdel Monpel and Brother Amans, who settled near the hill in 1879[2]
As the Catholic Church took root in the country, the missionaries were allocated land on Lubaga Hill. The construction of St. Mary's Cathedral on Lubaga Hill took place between 1914 and 1925, with the assistance of monetary contributions from Roman Catholic congregations abroad. [3] Later, the missionaries also built a hospital and a nursing school on the hill.
Today, Lubaga remains the seat of the headquarters of the Catholic Church in Uganda. It is the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala. The remains of the first African Catholic bishop in Uganda, Bishop Joseph Nakabaale Kiwanuka and those of the first African Catholic Cardinal, Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga are kept in the Catholic Mission on the hill.
Landmarks
Landmarks on Lubaga Hill or near the hill include:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral
- Residence of the Cardinal of Kampala
- Residence of the Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese
- Lubaga Hospital - A 300-bed community hospital administered by the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala[4]
- Lubaga Nurses School
- Lubaga Miracle Center - A Pentecostal Congregation Church
- Pope Paul VI Memorial Community Center
- Headquarters of Lubaga Division
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