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'''Lubaga''' is a hill in [[Kampala]], [[Uganda]]'s capital and largest city. Its comes from the [[Luganda]] word ''okubaga'', a process of "planning" or "making a structure stronger" while constructing it. For example; ''okubaga ekisenge'' means to strengthen the internal structure of a wall while building a house. The name also applies to the neighborhood on the hill.
'''Lubaga''' is a hill in [[Kampala]], [[Uganda]]'s capital and largest city. It comes from the [[Luganda]] word ''okubaga'', describing a process of "planning" or "strengthening" a structure while constructing it. For example, ''okubaga ekisenge'' means to strengthen the internal structure of a wall while building a house. The name also applies to the neighborhood on the hill.


==Location==
==Location==
Lubaga is bordered by [[Mengo, Uganda|Mengo]] to the east, [[Namirembe]] to the northeast, [[Kasubi Tombs|Kasubi]] to the north, [[Lubya, Uganda|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 {{convert|3|km|mi}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Distance Between Central Kampala And Lubaga With Map|url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Rubaga%20(Western%20Province)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=0.3&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=32.55| accessdate=18 June 2014|publisher=Globefeed.com}}</ref>
Lubaga is bordered by [[Mengo, Uganda|Mengo]] to the east, [[Namirembe]] to the northeast, [[Kasubi Tombs|Kasubi]] to the north, [[Lubya, Uganda|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 0°18'11.0"N, 32°33'11.0"E (Latitude: 0.303056; Longitude: 32.553056).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B018'11.0%22N+32%C2%B033'11.0%22E/@0.3030556,32.5530556,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0|title=Location of Lubaga At Google Maps|publisher=[[Google|Google Maps]]|access-date=18 June 2014}}</ref> The distance, by road, from the [[central business district]] of [[Kampala]] to Lubaga is approximately {{convert|3|km|mi}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Distance Between Central Kampala And Lubaga With Map|access-date=18 June 2014|publisher=Globefeed.com| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Rubaga%20(Western%20Province)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=0.3&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=32.55}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The hill served as location of one of the [[palaces]] of the [[Kabaka of Buganda|King of Buganda]] from the 18th century. [[Ndawula of Buganda|Kabaka Ndawula Nsobya]], the nineteenth (19th) Kabaka of Buganda, who ruled from 1724 until 1734, maintained his [[Capital (political)|capital]] on Lubaga Hill.<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/Uganda/buganda3.htm Lubaga Hill was the Capital of Buganda during the Reign of Kabaka Ndawula Nsobya]</ref>
The hill served as location of one of the [[palaces]] of the [[Kabaka of Buganda|King of Buganda]] from the 18th century. [[Ndawula of Buganda|Kabaka Ndawula Nsobya]], the 19th Kabaka of Buganda, who ruled from 1724 until 1734, maintained his [[Capital (political)|capital]] on Lubaga Hill.{{cn|date=August 2020}} The palace on Lubaga Hill was used to plan military expeditions by Buganda's generals. However, during the late 19th century, during the reign of [[Muteesa I of Buganda|Muteesa I Mukaabya Walugembe Kayiira]], who reigned from 1856 until 1884, the palace caught fire and was abandoned. When the [[Catholic]] [[White Fathers]] came calling in 1879, they were allocated present-day Kitebi village. Eventually they were given land on Lubaga Hill itself where they built [[Rubaga Cathedral]], beginning in 1914 and completed in 1925.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Lubaga Hill|
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url=http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/rubaga-hill.html|access-date=18 June 2014|publisher=Uganda Travel Guide}}</ref>


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The early [[missionaries]] had problems pronouncing the word ''Lubaga'' as it is correctly spelled. They instead pronounced it with an "R", as '''Rubaga'''. In Luganda, there is no word that starts with an "R", "X" or "Q". Other [[Bantu language]]s from western Uganda and the [[African Great Lakes|African Great Lakes Area]] however, do have words starting with "R".
The palace on Lubaga Hill was used to plan military expeditions by Buganda's generals. However, the late 19th century, during the reign of [[Muteesa I of Buganda|Muteesa I Mukaabya Walugembe Kayiira]] (from 1856 until 1884), the palace caught fire and was abandoned. When the [[Catholic]] [[White Fathers]] came calling in 1879, they were allocated land nearby. Eventually they were given land on Lubaga Hill itself where they built a cathedral, beginning in 1914 which was completed in 1925.
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<ref>[http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/rubaga-hill.html History of Lubaga Hill]</ref>

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However, the early [[missionaries]] had problems pronouncing the word ''Lubaga'', 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 language]]s from western Uganda and the [[African Great Lakes|African Great Lakes Area]] however, do have words starting with "R".


==Overview==
==Overview==
[[File:Rubaga.jpg|thumb|500px|Rubaga]]
Lubaga hill was the location of the main palace of [[Kabaka of Buganda|Kabaka]] [[Mutesa I of Buganda|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 Church|Roman Catholic]] missionaries to arrive in Buganda were [[Frenchmen]], Father Pierre Lourdel Monpel and Brother Amans, who settled near the hill in 1879<ref>[http://www.africamission-mafr.org/nabulagala_flash.htm The first White Fathers arrived in Kampala in 1879]</ref>
Lubaga hill was the location of the main palace of [[Kabaka of Buganda|Kabaka]] [[Mutesa I of Buganda|Muteesa I]]<ref name=Stanley>Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, {{ISBN|0486256677}}</ref>{{rp|156}} who ruled [[Buganda]] between 1856 and 1884. The palace was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground. In 1882 the king's (Kabaka's) palace was relocated to present-day [[Kasubi hill]] were Kabaka Muteesa I died and was buried in that palace and as all subsequent dead Kings of Buganda are at this [[Kasubi Tombs]] on [[Kasubi hill]]. The first [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] missionaries to arrive in Buganda were [[Frenchmen]], '''Father Pierre Lourdel Monpel''' and '''Brother Amans''', who settled near the hill in 1879<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.africamission-mafr.org/nabulagala_flash.htm|title=The White Fathers In Uganda: The First Caravan To East Africa - Nabulagala 1879-1882|access-date=18 June 2014|publisher=Africamission-mafr.org}}</ref>


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 Church|Roman Catholic]] congregations abroad.<ref>[http://www.aboutuganda.com/kampala.html Lubaga Cathedral built between 1914 and 1925]</ref> Later, the missionaries also built a hospital and a nursing school on the hill.
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 Church|Roman Catholic]] congregations abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecatholicsnetwork.com/2013/04/the-awesomeness-of-rubaga-cathedral-the-seat-of-the-catholic-church-in-uganda/|title=The Awesomeness of Rubaga Cathedral, The Seat of The Catholic Church In Uganda|publisher=TheCatholicsNetwork.com|access-date=18 June 2014|date=11 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408221216/http://www.thecatholicsnetwork.com/2013/04/the-awesomeness-of-rubaga-cathedral-the-seat-of-the-catholic-church-in-uganda/|archive-date=8 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later, the missionaries also built a hospital and a nursing school on the hill.


Today, Lubaga remains the seat of the headquarters of the [[Roman Catholicism in Uganda|Catholic Church in Uganda]]. It is the seat of the [[Roman 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 (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga]] are kept in the Catholic Mission on the hill.
Today, Lubaga remains the seat of the headquarters of the [[Roman Catholicism in Uganda|Catholic Church in Uganda]]. It is the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala]]. The remains of the first African Catholic bishop in Uganda, [[Bishop]] [[Joseph Kiwánuka|Joseph Nakabaale Kiwanuka]] and those of the first African Catholic Cardinal, [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga]] are kept in the Catholic Mission on the hill.


==Points of interest==
==Points of interest==
The following points of interest are located on Lubaga Hill:
The following points of interest are located on Lubaga Hill:

* [[Rubaga Cathedral|Saint Mary's Cathedral Rubaga]]
* [[Rubaga Cathedral|Saint Mary's Cathedral Rubaga]]
* Residence of the Cardinal of Kampala
* Residence of the Cardinal of Kampala
* Residence of the Archbishop of [[Archdiocese of Kampala|Kampala Archdiocese]]
* Residence of the Archbishop of [[Archdiocese of Kampala|Kampala Archdiocese]]
* [[Lubaga Hospital]] - Officially [http://www.lubagahospital.org/ Uganda Martyrs Hospital Lubaga] - A 300-bed community hospital administered by the Catholic [[Archdiocese of Kampala]]<ref>[http://www.policyproject.com/pubs/SEImpact/uganda.pdf Lubaga Hospital is the third largest hospital in Kampala]</ref>
* [[Lubaga Hospital]] - Officially [http://www.lubagahospital.org/ Uganda Martyrs Hospital Lubaga] - A 300-bed community hospital administered by the Catholic [[Archdiocese of Kampala]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.policyproject.com/pubs/SEImpact/uganda.pdf|format=PDF|title=The Economic Impact of AIDS in Uganda|first=John Stover and Vastha Kibirige|last=Lori Bollinger|access-date=18 June 2014|
date=September 1999|publisher=The Futures Group International}}</ref>
* Lubaga Nurses School
* Lubaga Nurses School
* Lubaga Miracle Center - A Pentecostal Congregation Church
* Lubaga Miracle Center - A place of worship affiliated with the [[Pentecostal Movement]].
* Pope Paul VI Memorial Community Center
* Pope Paul VI Memorial Community Center
* Headquarters of [[Lubaga Division]] - One of the five administrative divisions of the city of [[Kampala]].
* Headquarters of [[Lubaga Division]] - One of the five administrative divisions of the city of [[Kampala]].
* Lubaga Campus of [[Uganda Martyrs University]], whose main campus is at [[Nkozi]] in [[Mpigi District]].
* Lubaga Campus of [[Uganda Martyrs University]], whose main campus is at [[Nkozi]] in [[Mpigi District]].
* Pope Paul VI Social Club - Home of the [http://www.rotary9200.org/clubdetail.asp?clubid=130 Rotary Club of Rubaga] (a member of Rotary International). The Rotary club of Rubaga celebrated its Silver Jubilee on the 18th Feb 2012 with a special issue.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6aDbYayQAXRdEFSaHdqYjJUREtJM0tTNVhFbFdYZw Rotary Rubaga Silver Jubilee Magazine]</ref>
* Pope Paul VI Social Club - Home of the '''Rotary Club of Rubaga''', a member of [[Rotary International]]. The Rotary Club of Rubaga celebrated its Silver Jubilee on 18 February 2012.

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==External links==
*[http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/rubaga-hill.html About Lubaga Hill]


==Photos==
==Photos==
*[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:pVk06SF9VHUJ:www.buganda.com/bazungu.htm+lubaga+hill&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Artist's Impression of The Capital of Buganda on Rubaga Hill in the mid 1800's]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160427130528/http://www.buganda.com/bazungu.htm Artist's Impression of The Capital of Buganda on Rubaga Hill in the mid 1800s]
*[http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/72/10572-004-A2078C1C.jpg Photo of St. Mary's Cathedral, Lubaga]
*[http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/72/10572-004-A2078C1C.jpg Photo of St. Mary's Cathedral, Lubaga]


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Lubaga Division]]
* [[Lubaga Division]]
* [[Kampala]]
* [[Kampala]]
* [[Kampala Capital City Authority|KCCA]]
}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

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==External links==
*[https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/speeches/1969/august/documents/hf_p-vi_spe_19690802_congedo_en.html Journey to Uganda - Farewell Ceremony: Conclusive Address of Paul VI to The Faithful of Uganda at Cathedral of Rubaga on Saturday, 2 August 1969]


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Map of Kampala showing the location of Lubaga.
Coordinates: 00°18′11″N 32°33′11″E / 0.30306°N 32.55306°E / 0.30306; 32.55306
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Uganda
DistrictKampala Capital City Authority
DivisionLubaga Division
Elevation
1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Lubaga is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It comes from the Luganda word okubaga, describing a process of "planning" or "strengthening" a structure while constructing it. For example, okubaga ekisenge means to strengthen the internal structure of a wall while building a house. The name also applies to the neighborhood on the hill.

Location

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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 0°18'11.0"N, 32°33'11.0"E (Latitude: 0.303056; Longitude: 32.553056).[1] The distance, by road, from the central business district of Kampala to Lubaga is approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi).[2]

History

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The hill served as location of one of the palaces of the King of Buganda from the 18th century. Kabaka Ndawula Nsobya, the 19th Kabaka of Buganda, who ruled from 1724 until 1734, maintained his capital on Lubaga Hill.[citation needed] The palace on Lubaga Hill was used to plan military expeditions by Buganda's generals. However, during the late 19th century, during the reign of Muteesa I Mukaabya Walugembe Kayiira, who reigned from 1856 until 1884, the palace caught fire and was abandoned. When the Catholic White Fathers came calling in 1879, they were allocated present-day Kitebi village. Eventually they were given land on Lubaga Hill itself where they built Rubaga Cathedral, beginning in 1914 and completed in 1925.[3]

The early missionaries had problems pronouncing the word Lubaga as it is correctly spelled. They instead pronounced it with an "R", as Rubaga. In Luganda, there is no word that starts with an "R", "X" or "Q". Other Bantu languages from western Uganda and the African Great Lakes Area however, do have words starting with "R".

Overview

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Rubaga

Lubaga hill was the location of the main palace of Kabaka Muteesa I[4]: 156  who ruled Buganda between 1856 and 1884. The palace was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground. In 1882 the king's (Kabaka's) palace was relocated to present-day Kasubi hill were Kabaka Muteesa I died and was buried in that palace and as all subsequent dead Kings of Buganda are at this Kasubi Tombs on Kasubi 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[5]

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.[6] 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 Roman 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.

Points of interest

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The following points of interest are located on Lubaga Hill:

Photos

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Location of Lubaga At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Distance Between Central Kampala And Lubaga With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. ^ "History of Lubaga Hill". Uganda Travel Guide. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. ^ Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, ISBN 0486256677
  5. ^ "The White Fathers In Uganda: The First Caravan To East Africa - Nabulagala 1879-1882". Africamission-mafr.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. ^ "The Awesomeness of Rubaga Cathedral, The Seat of The Catholic Church In Uganda". TheCatholicsNetwork.com. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ^ Lori Bollinger, John Stover and Vastha Kibirige (September 1999). "The Economic Impact of AIDS in Uganda" (PDF). The Futures Group International. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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