Uganda · Central Region · Kampala
Nakasero, Kampala — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Nakasero is the hill at the centre of Kampala, carrying the city's central business district and the Ugandan Parliament Buildings.
About Nakasero
Where to stay in Nakasero
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
The Grand Imperial Hotel sits here. Staying on Nakasero puts Constitutional Square, the Independence Monument and All Saints' Cathedral within a short walk, and the government offices and the Ugandan Parliament Buildings occupy the same slope. The rest of Kampala trades that walk for distance from the Grand Imperial Hotel and Constitutional Square.
About Nakasero
What are the main landmarks in Nakasero?
Constitutional Square, the Independence Monument and the CHOGM Monument mark the public ground, and Fort Lugard, the Kololo hero monument and The Impala Monument fill out the same register. Churches hold another row. Watoto Church and All Saints' Cathedral stand there with Saint Matia Mulumba and Saint Athanasius Bazzekuketta, while the Uganda Museum and the Nommo Gallery carry the collections and the Grand Imperial Hotel the trade.
What is the history of Nakasero?
The record here is administrative rather than dated: Nakasero carries Kampala's central business district and a run of government offices, the Ugandan Parliament Buildings among them, which makes the hill central to Uganda's politics. Fort Lugard names the older layer. The Independence Monument and the CHOGM Monument were raised for events this record leaves undated.
Where is Nakasero?
Nakasero is one of the hills at the centre of Kampala, with the Ugandan Parliament Buildings and Constitutional Square on its ground.
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Updated September 2026