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Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Tororo Road
The Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Tororo Road is a road in the Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Jinja and Tororo. Sometimes referred to as Tororo–Jinja Road, it is a busy transport corridor, connecting traffic from neighboring Kenya, and northeastern Uganda to Jinja, a major commercial and industrial center, and ultimately to Kampala, the country's capital, and beyond. Location The road starts at Jinja, in Jinja District, proceeding eastwards, through Bugembe and Kakira, Iganga, Bugiri and Busitema, to end at ''Tororo Corner'', where it merges with Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road and with Tororo– Malaba Road, a total distance of about . The coordinates of the road at Bugiri are:0°34'21.0"N, 33°44'46.0"E (Latitude:0.572507; Longitude:33.746120). Overview The road is an all-weather tarmac, single carriageway road in good condition. This road is part of the Northern Corridor, a road system that connects the East African cities of Bujumbura, in Burundi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinja, Uganda
Jinja is a city in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda, located on the north shore of Lake Victoria. Location Jinja is in Jinja District, Busoga sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is approximately east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. It sits along the northern shores of Lake Victoria, near the source of the White Nile, at an average elevation of above sea level. History The city was founded in 1901 by British settlers. It was planned under colonial rule in 1948 by Ernst May, German architect and urban planner. May also designed the urban planning scheme for Kampala, creating what he called "neighbourhood units". Estates were built for the ruling elite in many parts outside the centre city. This led to the area's 'slum clearance' which displaced more than 1,000 residents in the 1950s. In 1954, the construction of the Owen Falls Dam submerged the Ripon Falls. Most of the "Flat Rocks" that gave the area its name disappeared unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kigali
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali is a relatively new city. It has been Rwanda's economic, cultural, and transport hub since it was founded as an administrative outpost in 1907, and became the capital of the country at independence in 1962, shifting focus away from Butare, Huye. In an area controlled by the Kingdom of Rwanda from the 15th century, and then by German East Africa, the German Empire in the beginning of the 20th century, the city was founded in 1907 when Richard Kandt, List of colonial residents of Rwanda, the colonial resident, chose the site for his headquarters, citing its central location, views and security. Foreign merchants began to trade in the city during the German era, and Kandt opened some government-run schools for Tutsi Rwandan students. Belgium East African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road
The Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road, also known as the Nakalama–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road, is a road in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Iganga in Iganga District, Namutumba in Namutumba District, Tirinyi in Kibuku District, Kamonkoli in Budaka District, and Mbale in Mbale District. Location The road starts at Nakalama, a suburb of Iganga, on the Jinja, Uganda, Jinja–Tororo Highway, approximately east of Jinja. The road proceeds in a north-easterly direction, through Namutumba, Tirinyi, and Kamonkoli before ending at Mbale, a total distance of about . The coordinates of the road at Tirinyi are 1°00'07.0"N, 33°45'51.0"E (Latitude: 1.001930; 33.764164). Overview This road is an important national road, under the supervision of the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). The road was upgraded to class II bitumen surface before 2001, with loan assistance from the African Development Bank. Since the upgrade, the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iganga General Hospital
Iganga General Hospital, also, Iganga District Hospital or Iganga Main Hospital, Iganga Hospital commonly known as Nakavule Hospital, is a hospital in Iganga, Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Uganda. Location The hospital is located on the Jinja, Uganda, Jinja-Tororo Highway, about , northeast of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Iganga General Hospital are: 0°36'57.0"N, 33°29'04.0"E (Latitude:0.615828; Longitude:33.484431). Overview Iganga General Hospital is a 100-bed, government-owned hospital. It serves Iganga District and parts of the districts of Luuka District, Luuka, Mayuge District, Mayuge, Bugiri District, Bugiri, Namutumba District, Namutumba and Kaliro District, Kaliro. It was built in 1968. Over the years, the underfunded, understaffed hospital's infrastructure has deteriorated and equipment has aged and become antiquated. The overworked staff are underpaid and of low morale. Renovations In 2013 the Uganda Ministry of Health, using a loan of $19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busoga University
Busoga University (BU), is a private university in Uganda, affiliated with Central Busoga Diocese of the Church of Uganda. Location The main campus of Busoga University is located in the town of Iganga, approximately , by road, northeast of the city of Jinja, on the highway between Jinja and Tororo. The coordinates of Busoga University Campus are:0°35'29.0"N, 33°27'32.0"E (Latitude:0.591389; Longitude:33.458889). Other campuses , in addition to the Main Campus, Busoga University maintains several other campuses, including the following: # Jinja Campus - Jinja # Kamuli Campus - Buwaiswa, Kamuli District # Downtown Campus - Downtown Iganga # Bugiri Campus - Bugiri # Kaliro Campus - Kaliro # Pallisa Campus - Pallisa # Bugembe Campus - Bugembe - “Bishop Hannington School of Divinity and Theology (BHSDT)’’, a constituent School of Busoga University. History Busoga University was founded in 1999, following the issuance of a tertiary institutional license by the Ministry o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musita
Musita is a town in Mayuge District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Location Musita is in Mulingirire parish, Baitambogwe sub-county. It is approximately , by road, west of Iganga, the nearest large town. This is approximately northeast of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region. Musita is about , by road, east of Kampala Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ..., the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the Musita are 0°31'40.0"N 33°23'05.0"E (Latitude:0.527778; Longitude:33.384722). Overview The Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road makes a T-junction with the Jinja–Iganga Road (A-109) in the center of Musita town. The central market in Musita had over 1,500 traders in February 2015. References {{Mayuge District Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road
The Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road is a road in the Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Musita in Mayuge District to Busia in Busia District at the international border with Kenya. Location The road starts at Musita, a small town on the Jinja–Iganga road, approximately east of Jinja. The road continues in an easterly direction, through Mayuge, Namayingo, and Lumino. At Lumino, a southern spur, measuring about , goes south to Majanji on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. The main road makes a northerly turn to end at the border town of Busia (2014 population 55,958). The coordinates of the road near Namayingo are 0°22'52.0"N, 33°50'09.0"E (Latitude:0.381111; Longitude:33.835833). Overview The road connects the districts of Mayuge, Bugiri, Namayingo, and Busia. As described, including the spur to Majanji, the entire road project measures . Upgrading to bitumen Before 2015, the road was unsealed gravel surface. In February 2015, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakira Sugar Works
Kakira Sugar Works Limited, often called Kakira Sugar Works, is a leading sugar manufacturer in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. Location The main factories of the company are located in the town of Kakira, in Jinja District, Eastern Uganda. This location lies approximately , by road, northeast of Jinja, the nearest large town. Kakira is located approximately , by road, east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of the main factory are:0°30'36.0"N, 33°17'24.0"E (Latitude:0.5100; Longitude:33.2900). In addition to the factories in Kakira, the company maintains a corporate office along 5th Street, in Bugoloobi, in Kampala Industrial Area, and offices and warehouses, in Kakira, Jinja and Kampala. Overview Kakira Sugar Works is the largest manufacturer of sugar in Uganda, producing an estimated 165,000 metric tonnes of sugar annually, accounting for about 47 percent of the national output in 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhvani Group
The Madhvani Group of Companies commonly referred to as the Madhvani Group, is one of the largest conglomerate (company), conglomerates in Uganda. The group has investments in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, the Middle East, India, and North America. History In 1912, Muljibhai Madhvani, then aged 18, arrived in Jinja, Uganda, Jinja following his older brother Nanjibhai. Starting in 1914, he was able to join his brothers small trading concern and help create a business that would later account for 10 percent of Uganda's gross domestic product. Following the Asian expulsion of 1972 Muljbhai's five sons decided to split parts of the business equally. His workers and their dependents have enjoyed free education, housing, and healthcare under the Group. The Group's businesses are run primarily by Madhvani family members, but many of the newer investments are joint ventures with other businesses. During the 1970s, the Madhvani family was expelled from Uganda by Idi A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busoga
Busoga (Soga language, Lusoga: Obwakyabazinga bwa Busoga) is a kingdom and one of four constitutional monarchies in present-day Uganda. The kingdom is a cultural institution which promotes popular participation and unity among the people of the region through development programs to improve their standard of living. Busoga means "Land of the Soga", and is the monarchy, kingdom of the 11 principalities of the Basoga or Soga (singular ''Musoga'') people. Its capital is Bugembe, near Jinja, Uganda, Jinja (Uganda's second-largest city, after Kampala). Busoga comprises eleven Districts of Uganda, districts: Kamuli District, Kamuli, Iganga District, Iganga, Bugiri District, Bugiri, Mayuge District, Mayuge, Jinja District, Jinja, Luuka District, Luuka and the new districts of Bugweri District, Bugweri, Buyende District, Buyende, Kaliro District, Kaliro, Namutumba District, Namutumba and Namayingo District, Namayingo. Each district is headed by an elected chairperson or a Local Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the List of African countries by area, second-largest country in Africa and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 112 million, the DR Congo is the most populous nominally List of countries and territories where French is an official language, Francophone country in the world. Belgian French, French is the official and most widely spoken language, though there are Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, over 200 indigenous languages. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the economic center. The country is bordered by the Republic of the Congo, the Cabinda Province, Cabinda exclave of Angola, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west; the Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mombasa
Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is known as "the white and blue city" in Kenya. It is the country's oldest ( 900 A.D.) and second-largest List of cities in Kenya, cityThe World Factbook . Cia.gov. Retrieved on 17 August 2013. after Nairobi, with a population of about 1,208,333 people according to the 2019 census. Mombasa's location on the Indian Ocean made it a historical trading centre, and it has been controlled by many countries because of its strategic location. Kenyan school history books place the founding of Mombasa as 900 AD. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
