Kawanda

Kawanda is a town in Wakiso District, Central Uganda.

Kawanda
Kawanda
Map of Uganda showing location of Kawanda
Coordinates: 00°25′14″N 32°32′26″E
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Uganda
DistrictWakiso District
Elevation
1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Location
Taxi stage in Kawanda

The town is in Kawanda Parish, Nabweru Sub-county,[1] being one of the six parishes in that administrative unit. Kawanda is approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi), by road, north of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda.[2] This is approximately 247 kilometres (153 mi) south of Karuma Falls, on the Kampala–Gulu Highway.[3] The coordinates of the Kawanda are 0°25'14.0"N, 32°32'26.0"E (Latitude:0.420556; Longitude:32.540556).[4]

Overview

Kawanda is the location of Kawanda National Agricultural Research Laboratory (NARL), a unit of the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO). NARL carries out crop research, focusing primarily on banana varieties and their diseases.[5]

The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), maintains a major electricity substation that receives high voltage power from Bujagali Power Station via 73 kilometres (45 mi) of 220kV cables.[6] A 264 kilometres (164 mi) 440kV electricity power line from Karuma Power Station is under construction to the UETCL substation in Kawanda, under the supervision of Intec Gopa International Energy Consultants GmbH of the Federal Republic of Germany.[7]

References
  1. LCMT, . (13 August 2015). "Welcome to the Land Conflict Mapping Tool: Nabweru Subcounty: Parishes In Nabweru Subcounty". Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT). Retrieved 13 August 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. GFC, . (13 August 2015). "Road Distance Between Kampala And Kawanda With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 13 August 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. GFC, . (13 August 2015). "Map Showing Karuma Falls And Kawanda With Route Marker". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 13 August 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Google (13 August 2015). "Location of Kawanda At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. Kagolo, Francis (30 October 2013). "Kawanda Develops Wilt Resistant Banana Varieties". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. Nabwiiso, Samuel (31 July 2012). "UETCL to Expand Power Grid". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  7. Odyek, John (13 August 2015). "UETCL Signs €5.2 Million (USh20.5 Billion) Deal With German Company". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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