Masindi Port is a town in the Western Region of

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

. The name also applied to the sub-county, where the own sits and forms the sub-county headquarters.

Location

Masindi Port is located in

Kiryandongo District Kiryandongo District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kiryandongo, where the district headquarters are located. Location Kiryandongo District is bordered by Nwoya District ...

in the Western Region of Uganda, along the western banks of the

Victoria Nile The White Nile ( ar, النيل الأبيض ') is a river in Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. The name comes from the clay sediment carried in the water that changes the water to a pale color. ...

, approximately , by road, northwest of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

, Uganda's capital and largest city. This is approximately , by road, south of

Kiryandongo Kiryandongo is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kiryandongo District. Location Kiryandongo is on the main Gulu-Masindi highway, approximately , by road, north-east of Mas ...

, the district capital. The geographical coordinates of Masindi Port are 1°41'54.0"N, 32°04'40.0"E (Latitude:1.6983;, 32.0778).

Overview

Masindi Port was a busy

river boat A riverboat is a watercraft designed for inland navigation on lakes, rivers, and artificial waterways. They are generally equipped and outfitted as work boats in one of the carrying trades, for freight or people transport, including luxury un ...

docking station during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Steamboat A steamboat is a boat that is marine propulsion, propelled primarily by marine steam engine, steam power, typically driving propellers or Paddle steamer, paddlewheels. Steamboats sometimes use the ship prefix, prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S ...

s were a major mode of transport on the

Nile River The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest rive ...

. Because of the

Karuma Falls Karuma Falls is a town in Uganda. Location Karuma Falls is on the Kampala–Gulu Highway, immediately south of where the highway crosses the River Nile. Karuma Falls is approximately , by road, northeast of Masindi and approximately , by road, ...

and the

Murchison Falls Murchison Falls, also known as Kabalega Falls, is a waterfall at the apex of Lake Albert on the Victoria Nile in Uganda. At the top of Murchison Falls, the Nile forces its way through a gap in the rocks, only wide, and tumbles , before flowing ...

on the

between

Lake Kyoga Lake Kyoga (literally 'the place of bathing' in Runyoro language) is a large shallow lake in Uganda, about in area and at an elevation of 1,033 metres. The Victoria Nile flows through the lake on its way from Lake Victoria to Lake Albert. The mai ...

and Lake Albert, steamboats could not navigate that part of the Nile. Passengers would travel by boat from

Lake Victoria Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after ...

, down the Victoria Nile into Lake Kyoga. They would then disembark at Masindi Port and travel by land to Butiaba, a port on Lake Albert, where they would resume their water journey downstream the Nile. With the decline of this mode of river transportation, Masindi Port and Butiaba have been reduced to mainly market towns.

Population

In 2009, the

Uganda Bureau of Statistics The Uganda Bureau of Statistics ("UBOS") is an agency of the Ugandan government. Formed by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998, the agency is mandated to "coordinate, monitor and supervise Uganda's National Statistical System". Location ...

(UBOS) estimated the population of Masindi Port at about 10,400. In 2015, UBOS estimated the town's population at 9,100 people. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of Masindi Port at 10,400. Of these, 5,500 (52.9 percent) were males and 4,900 (47.1 percent) were females. UBOS calculated the population growth rate of the town to average 2.7 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.

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* {{coord, 01, 41, 54, N, 32, 04, 40, E, display=title Populated places in Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Populated places on the Nile Kiryandongo District Bunyoro sub-region

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