Nkokonjeru is a town council in Buikwe District in the Central Region of Uganda with villages such as: Namaliiri, Kigulu, Mulajje, Naziwanga, Ndolwa, Buira, Bukasa, Wabiduuku, Nsuube and Nkokonjeru Central. The town's name means "White Chicken".

Geography

Nkokonjeru is approximately 16 km southwest of Buikwe, the location of the district headquarters. The town is approximately 44 km, by road, southwest of Njeru, the largest urban centre in the district. This is approximately 55 km, by road, southeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Nkokonjeru are 0°14'22.0"N, 32°55'23.0"E (Latitude:0.239444; Longitude:32.923056).

Overview

Nkokonjeru was the location of a traditional shrine where the Baganda used to sacrifice white chicken prior to 1890. In 1891, the Mill Hill Fathers established a Catholic Parish in the area. When lightning felled the sacrifice 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.

Population

In 2015, the Uganda 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.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within or near Nkokonjeru:

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, a Non-governmental organization
13. Nkokonjeru Savings and Credit Co-operative
14. Mother Kevin Vocation Institute
15. The Mukono–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 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi