The area is a suburb in the city centre and its name also applies to the commercial and residential neighbourhoods on that hill.

[1] Kibuli Hill is bordered by Kololo to the north, Nakawa and Mbuya to the northeast, Namuwongo to the east, Muyenga to the southeast, Kabalagala to the south, Nsambya to the southwest, the Queen's Clock Tower to the east and Nakasero to the northeast.

Kibuli is located approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Kampala's central business district.

[5] Prince Badru Kakungulu, a son of Price Nuhu Mbogo donated most of the land to the Ugandan Moslem community.

At the base of the hill, on the eastern side of Kibuli, is the neighborhood called Namuwongo, the location of the old Industrial Area of the city and the oil depots of two major oil companies; Vivo Energy and TotalEnergies.