Namanve
Namanve is an area in Central Uganda, most of which lies in Kira Municipality, in Wakiso District with portions in Mukono Municipality, in Mukono District.
Namanve | |
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Namanve Location in Uganda | |
Coordinates: 00°21′27″N 32°41′39″E | |
Country | Uganda |
District | Wakiso District |
City | Kira, Uganda |
County | Kyaddondo |
Constituency | Kyaddondo East |
Government | |
• MP | Ibrahim Semujju Nganda |
Elevation | 3,870 ft (1,180 m) |
Location
Namanve lies in Bweyogerere Ward, in southeastern Kira Municipality, in Wakiso District, Central Uganda. It is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), by road, east of downtown Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] Namanve is bordered by Seeta to the east, Namilyango to the southeast, Lake Victoria to the south, Kirinnya to the southwest and Bweyogerere to the west and northwest. The coordinates of Namanve are:0°21'27.0"N, 32°41'39.0"E (Latitude:0.357500; Longitude:32.694167).[2] Portions of Namanve lie within the boundaries of Mukono Town Council.
Population
The exact population of Namanve is not known, as of January 2015.
Points of interest
The following points of interest are in Namanve or close to its borders:
- The Kampala-Jinja Highway passes through Namanve in an east-west direction, dividing it into North Namanve and South Namanve.
- Kampala Industrial and Business Park is a 2,209acres (894ha/8.9sqkm) development to house factories and other industries, located in South Namanve.
- Namanve Coca-Cola Bottling Plant is one of the two bottling plants in Uganda owned by Coca-Cola International, in North Namanve
- Namanve Power Station is owned by Jacobsen Electro. The 50 MW thermal power station is located north of the Kampala Industrial and Business Park, in a neighborhood known as Kiwanga.[3]
- Rwenzori Mineral Water Bottling Company is located in neighboring Seeta, Uganda
- Red Pepper Publishing Company: Their printing press is in neighboring Seeta, Uganda
- Namanve Forest Reserve: Most of the reserve has been demolished to pave way for Kampala Business and Industrial Park:[4]
- Namanve Railway Station is on the Uganda Railways System, administered by Rift Valley Railways.[5][6]
See also
References
- "Road Distance Between Kampala And Namanve With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- Google, . "Location of Namanve At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 January 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Juuko, Sylvia (6 November 2008). "Namanve Plant Reduces Load-Shedding". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- Kazoora, Cornelius (2001). "Conflict Resolution In The Namanve Peri-Urban Reforestation Project In Uganda" (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- Malaba, Tom (23 July 2011). "Rift Valley Railways To Resume Passenger Train Services". Uganda Radio Network (URN). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- Kyambadde, Savio (12 March 2012). "Rift Valley Railways To Resume Passenger Services In Kampala". Uganda Dispatch. Retrieved 23 January 2015.