Jinja, Eastern municipality in Jinja District, Uganda.
Jinja extends along the northern shore of Lake Victoria near the Nile River, featuring industrial zones and commercial districts at 1143 meters elevation.
The British administration established Jinja in 1907, developing it into a planned urban center with architect Ernst May designing the city layout in 1948.
The municipality derives its name from local terms meaning 'the stones' and serves as a meeting point for multiple ethnic communities of eastern Uganda.
Travelers reach Jinja through the Kampala-Jinja Highway, with regular transport services connecting to the capital city located 81 kilometers to the west.
The Kakira Sugar Works facility in Jinja operates as one of Uganda's largest sugar manufacturing plants, employing thousands of local residents.
Location: Jinja District
Inception: 1907
Elevation above the sea: 1,143 m
Address: Jinja, Uganda Jinja
Website: https://jinjacity.go.ug
GPS coordinates: 0.43530,33.20556
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:06
Uganda features national parks with mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, and rhinoceroses. The country has waterfalls on the Nile, volcanic lakes, snow-capped mountains, and rainforests. Major cities include Kampala, the capital on seven hills, Jinja at the source of the Nile, and Entebbe by Lake Victoria. The area also hosts archaeological sites, temples, and historical palaces.
Kampala Mosque
65.5 km
Ripon Falls
1.3 km
Uganda Museum
70.2 km
Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs
61.9 km
New Jinja Bridge
2 km
Mabira Forest
21.5 km
Luzira Maximum Security Prison
64.7 km
Owen Falls
2.3 km
Bujagali Falls
10.2 km
Kampala Hilton Hotel
70.5 km
Nakivubo Stadium
71.7 km
Grand Imperial Hotel
70.8 km
Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine
69.1 km
National Library of Uganda
71.3 km
Itanda Falls
24.6 km
Independence Monument
70.7 km
Mother Temple of Africa
69.2 km
Ssezibwa Falls
39.3 km
Shree Sanatan Dhama Mandal temple
71.2 km
Nommo Gallery
70.8 km
Uganda Martyrs Museum
60.2 km
National Theatre
69.9 km
Constitutional Square
71 km
Bahai House of worship, Uganda
69.1 km
Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine Basilica, Namugongo
60.2 km
Ugandan Parliament Building
69.9 km
Hotel International 2000 Ltd
67.4 km
Uganda Islamic museum and Research centre
71.4 kmReviews
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