Namanve

Namanve
Namanve Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°21′27″N 32°41′39″E / 0.35750°N 32.69417°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)

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.

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 894 acres (362 ha) 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 wwned by Jacobsen Electro. The 50MW 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 Consortium.^[5][6]

See also

• Kampala Industrial Park
• Bweyogerere
• Kireka
• Seeta
• Mukono
• Kira Town
• Wakiso District
• Central Uganda

References

1. "Road Distance Between Kampala And Namanve With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
2. Google, . "Location of Namanve At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
3. Juuko, Sylvia (6 November 2008). "Namanve Plant Reduces Load-Shedding". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
4. Kazoora, Cornelius (2001). "Conflict Resolution In The Namanve Peri-Urban Reforestation Project In Uganda" (PDF). Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
5. Malaba, Tom (23 July 2011). "Rift Valley Railways To Resume Passenger Train Services". Uganda Radio Network (URN). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
6. Kyambadde, Savio (12 March 2012). "Rift Valley Railways To Resume Passenger Services In Kampala". Uganda Dispatch. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

External links

• Namanve And Ssonde Become More Attractive As Population Shoots Up

Coordinates: 00°21′27″N 32°41′39″E / 0.35750°N 32.69417°E