--- title: "Most walkable neighbourhoods in Kampala (2026)" description: "20 neighbourhoods of Kampala ranked by walkability score, from Kampala Hill (80) to Mutundwe (8), with each one's distance from the centre. From open map data." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/uganda/kampala/neighbourhoods updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Uganda](https://howwalkable.com/cities/uganda) 3. [Kampala](https://howwalkable.com/cities/uganda/kampala) 4. Neighbourhoods # The most walkable neighbourhoods in Kampala By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 20 neighbourhoods of Kampala ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Kampala Hill and Nakasero share the top score of 80/100, then Kamwookya (71) and Wandegeya (66). 3 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Mutundwe (8). | # | Neighbourhood | From the centre | Area scoring 70+ | Score | | -- | --------------------------------------- | --------------- | ---------------- | ----- | | 1 | Kampala Hill | 1.3 km | 80% | 80 | | 1 | Nakasero | 450 m | 85% | 80 | | 3 | Kamwookya | 2.9 km | 63% | 71 | | 4 | Wandegeya | 1.6 km | 53% | 66 | | 5 | [Kololo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/uganda/kampala/kololo) | 2.2 km | 29% | 61 | | 6 | Bukoto | 4.4 km | 18% | 60 | | 7 | Kibuli | 2 km | 27% | 54 | | 8 | [Katwe](https://howwalkable.com/cities/uganda/kampala/katwe) | 2.6 km | 5% | 46 | | 9 | Namuwongo | 2.5 km | 7% | 45 | | 10 | Bugoloobi | 4.7 km | 9% | 43 | | 11 | Ndeeba | 3.6 km | 0% | 37 | | 12 | Makerere | 2.7 km | 0% | 36 | | 13 | [Ggaba](https://howwalkable.com/cities/uganda/kampala/ggaba) | 8.7 km | 0% | 31 | | 14 | Kasubi hill | 2.9 km | 0% | 29 | | 15 | Kawaala | 4.2 km | 0% | 22 | | 15 | Lungujja | 4.7 km | 0% | 22 | | 17 | [Busega](https://howwalkable.com/cities/uganda/kampala/busega) | 6.9 km | 0% | 20 | | 17 | Munyonyo | 9.6 km | 0% | 20 | | 19 | [Luzira](https://howwalkable.com/cities/uganda/kampala/luzira) | 8.5 km | 0% | 15 | | 20 | Mutundwe | 6.7 km | 0% | 8 | "From the centre" is the distance from Kampala's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot. ## The top 5 up close ### Kampala Hill Kampala Hill scores 80/100, 1.3 km west of Kampala's busiest point. It has the most schools of the five: 31 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Kitebi Secondary School, about a minute away. 80% of its area scores 70 or more. ### Nakasero Nakasero is the most central of these five, 450 m north of Kampala's busiest point, and scores 80/100. None of the others has as many libraries and bookshops, with 13 in a 30 minute walk; Electricity Regulatory Authority is the nearest, about 12 minutes away. 85% of its area scores 70 or more. ### Kamwookya Kamwookya lies the furthest out of these five, 2.9 km north-east of Kampala's busiest point, and scores 71/100. 224 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 4 minutes away. It has the fewest libraries and bookshops of the five, none. 63% of its area scores 70 or more. ### Wandegeya Wandegeya scores 66/100, 1.6 km north of Kampala's busiest point. 241 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 8 minutes away. 53% of its area scores 70 or more. ### Kololo Kololo scores 61/100, 2.2 km north-east of Kampala's busiest point. 164 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 18 minutes away. It has the fewest shops of the five, 38. 29% of its area scores 70 or more. [More on Kololo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/uganda/kampala/kololo). ## Centre and outskirts The 10 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Kampala's centre average 57, and the 10 further out average 28, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Nakasero, 450 m away, scores 80, and the farthest, Munyonyo, 9.6 km out, scores 20. ![Map of Kampala's 20 ranked neighbourhoods around its centre, numbered by rank and coloured by score, with rings every 2 km. The most walkable is Kampala Hill, 1.3 km to the west; the least, Mutundwe, 6.7 km to the south-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/uganda/kampala/neighbourhoods.svg?v=4439892bd4ce) Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Kampala. Kampala as a whole scores [45 out of 100](https://howwalkable.com/cities/uganda/kampala) across the 5 km around its centre. ## Questions about Kampala's neighbourhoods ### What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Kampala? 2 of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Kampala tie as the most walkable, each with a walkability score of 80 out of 100 (Very Walkable): Kampala Hill and Nakasero. ### Which neighbourhoods of Kampala are least walkable? Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Mutundwe (8), Luzira (15) and Munyonyo (20). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still. ### How are Kampala's neighbourhoods ranked? Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Kampala scores 45 across the 5 km around its centre. This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the [methodology](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata. Scores, rankings and text by How Walkable (https://howwalkable.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); credit How Walkable and link to this page when reusing them.