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Country
  
Uganda

City
  
Kira, Uganda

Constituency
  
Kyaddondo East

District
  
Wakiso District

County
  
Kyaddondo

Elevation
  
1,180 m

Namanve

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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.

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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. 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). 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.
  • 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:
  • Namanve Railway Station is on the Uganda Railways System, administered by Rift Valley Railways Consortium.

    • References

    Namanve Wikipedia
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