Jinja City

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:annualEvent Nyege Nyege Festival
Jinja Agricultural Show
gptkbp:areaCode 043
gptkbp:climate tropical rainforest climate
gptkbp:coordinates 0°26′56″N 33°12′15″E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:distanceFromNairobi about 80 km east
gptkbp:district gptkb:Jinja_District
gptkbp:elevation 1,204 m
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Basoga
gptkbp:founded 1901
gptkbp:governingBody Jinja City Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jinja City
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Source_of_the_Nile
tourism
industrial center
hydroelectric power stations
gptkbp:lake gptkb:Lake_Victoria
gptkbp:language gptkb:Lusoga
English
Swahili
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Uganda
gptkb:Jinja_District
gptkb:Eastern_Region,_Uganda
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity agriculture
manufacturing
tourism
gptkbp:mayor Peter Kasolo
gptkbp:nickname Adventure Capital of East Africa
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Jinja_Regional_Referral_Hospital
gptkb:Busoga_University
gptkb:Jinja_Senior_Secondary_School
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Jinja_Nile_Bridge
gptkb:Ripon_Falls
gptkb:Owen_Falls_Dam
Source of the Nile monument
gptkbp:population over 300,000 (2020 estimate)
gptkbp:postalCode 256
gptkbp:region gptkb:Eastern_Region
gptkbp:river gptkb:Nile
gptkbp:sisterCity gptkb:Shenyang,_China
gptkb:Kimberley,_South_Africa
gptkbp:sport gptkb:football
gptkbp:sportsTeam BUL FC
Jinja SSS FC
gptkbp:timezone EAT
gptkbp:utcOffset +3
gptkbp:website https://jinjacity.go.ug/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lake_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7