Jinja

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Jinja is a major town in southeastern Uganda, known as a key industrial center and a popular tourist destination near the source of the Nile River.

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Jinja canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
averageElevation about 1,200 metres above sea level
climate tropical rainforest climate
coordinateLocation 0.44°N 33.20°E
country Uganda
countryCallingCode +256
distanceFrom about 80 km east of Kampala
economicActivity brewing
hydropower-related industries
manufacturing
metal works
sugar processing
textiles
hasAirport Jinja Airport
hasEducationalInstitution Jinja College
Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery
Jinja Senior Secondary School
hasHospital Jinja Regional Referral Hospital
hasHydropowerPlantNearby Kiira Power Station
Nalubaale Power Station
hasPortOn Lake Victoria
hasUniversityCampus Makerere University
surface form: Makerere University Jinja campus

Nile University (Uganda)
isCapitalOf Jinja District
isIndustrialCenterOf Uganda
knownFor bungee jumping
kayaking
proximity to the source of the Nile
scenic views of the Nile
sport fishing
white-water rafting on the Nile
languageSpoken English
Luganda
Lusoga
locatedIn southeastern Uganda
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Jinja District
locatedInRegion Eastern Region of Uganda
surface form: Eastern Region, Uganda
locatedNear source of the Nile
locatedOnRiver Nile
surface form: Nile River
locatedOnTransportRoute Northern Corridor road network
surface form: Northern Corridor
locatedOnWaterbody Lake Victoria
majorRoadConnection Jinja–Iganga–Tororo road
Kampala–Jinja Highway
nearbyInfrastructure Owen Falls Dam
religionPresent Christianity
Islam
timeZone East Africa Time
tourismType adventure tourism
water-based tourism
utcOffset +3

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