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.
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Where to stay in Nakasero
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
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.
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The Grand Imperial Hotel, All Saints' Cathedral and the Ugandan Parliament Buildings all stand on the Nakasero slope.Find hotels in Nakaserostays content to travel in to the Nakasero offices and Constitutional SquareKampala
Kampala holds the wider room supply, with the Uganda Museum and the Nommo Gallery out past the central business district.Find hotels in KampalaHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Kampala
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Museums & Galleries
3- Uganda Museum Heritage
- Fort Lugard Heritage
- Nommo Gallery Heritage
Churches & Religious Sites
3- All Saints' Cathedral, Kampala Heritage
- St. Matia Mulumba Heritage
- Watoto Church
Castles & Historic Sites
6- Grand Imperial Hotel Heritage
- Independence Monument Heritage
- Constitutional Square Heritage
- CHOGM Monument Heritage
- Kololo hero monument Heritage
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- The Impala Monument Heritage
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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 the 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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What is the best area to stay in Nakasero?
Nakasero: visitors wanting Constitutional Square and the Independence Monument at the foot of the hill. Kampala: stays content to travel in to the Nakasero offices and Constitutional Square.
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Updated October 2026