Kampala-Jinja Highway is a road in Uganda, connecting the cities of Kampala and Jinja. Sometimes referred to as Kampala-Jinja Road, it is a busy road, with several towns, trading centers and other landmarks along the way.
Location
The highway stretches from Kampala, Uganda's largest city and capital to Jinja, the country's second largest commercial center, a distance of approximately 86 kilometres (53 mi).
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Overview
The highway is an all-weather tarmac single carriageway road in good condition. The highway forms a section of the road system that connects the East African cities of Bujumbura, (Burundi), Kigali, (Rwanda) and Kampala, (Uganda) to Nairobi, (Kenya) and ultimately to the Kenyan port of Mombasa. The road is a vital commercial link to the outside world for the three land-locked countries.[2]
Landmarks
Some of the landmarks along or near the Kampala-Jinja Highway include:
- Headquarters of DFCU Bank - Kampala
- Headquarters of United Bank for Africa in Uganda - Kampala
- Uganda Management Institute - Kololo, Kampala
- Makerere University Business School - Nakawa, Kampala
- Kyambogo University - Kyambogo, Kampala
- Banda Hill - The hill on which Kyambogo University is located and the residential and commercial neighborhoods on and around that hill
- Kireka - A township located in Kira Municipality
- Bweyogerere - A township located in Kira Municipality
- Mandela National Stadium - Namboole, Kira Municipality
- Namilyango College - The all-boys boarding high school is located 2 miles (3.2 km), south of the highway, at Seeta, in Mukono District
- Mukono Town - Mukono District
- Sezibwa Falls - The falls are located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi), south of the Highway at Kayanja, in Mukono District
- Mount St Mary's College Namagunga - Namagunga, Buikwe District
- Lugazi Town - Buikwe District
- University of Military Science and Technology, - Lugazi, Buikwe District
- Mabira Forest - The Highway passes through the forest for over 30 kilometres (19 mi) between Lugazi and Njeru.
- Uganda Sugar Corporation - Lugazi, a member of the Mehta Group
- Njeru Town - Buikwe District
- Nalubaale Power Station - The highway passes over the dam
- Kiira Power Station - The highway passes within 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of the dam and hydropower plant
- Nile Breweries Limited - A subsidiary of South African Breweries
- The Source of the Nile - Lies approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the highway at Njeru
- Jinja Airport
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Coordinates: 00°22′N 32°53′E / 0.367°N 32.883°E / 0.367; 32.883
