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Kira Town
Town in Central Region of Uganda

Kira Town

Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda, is the country's second most populous city.

Plan a trip to Kira Town→From Entebbe

It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government.

How locals move

Getting around Kira Town the local way

  • Get inBy Rideshare (Uber/Faras/ Bolt) - at least 80,000 UGX, depending on your accommodation By Boda-Boda/shared taxi (matatu) - around 7000 UGX.
  • Get inIn the city, take a Matatu to Kampala for around 3500.
  • Get aroundThere are three methods of public transport: boda-bodas, matatu and special hires.
  • Get aroundThe fastest and most dangerous method is the boda-boda.
  • Get aroundBoda-bodas are dangerous however, as the drivers will do whatever it takes to get you to your destination quickly.
  • Get aroundBoda-boda accidents account for most of the hospital visits and traffic fatalities in Kampala; you have been warned!
  • Get aroundBoda-bodas got their name from the bicycle taxis that operated at some of the busy border crossing points.
  • Get aroundHence the bicycle taxis would cry "boda-boda" (a poor pronunciation of "border to border" in English) to the weary travellers.

From Wikivoyage: Kampala, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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