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Namanve is an area in the Central Region of
Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...
. The larger portion of Namanve lies in Kira Municipality, in
Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is i ...
with portions located in Mukono Municipality, in
Mukono District Mukono is one of the districts in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mukono is home to the district's main commercial center and district headquarters. Location Mukono District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja Distri ...
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Location

Namanve lies in Bweyogerere Ward, in southeastern Kira Municipality, in
Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is i ...
, Central Uganda. It is located approximately , by road, east of downtown
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. Namanve is bordered by Seeta to the east, Namilyango to the southeast, Lake Victoria to the south,
Kirinnya Kirinnya, is one of the six administrative wards in Kira Municipality in Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Kirinnya is located in Kirinnya Ward in south-eastern Kira Municipality. Kirinnya is approximately , by road, ...
to the southwest and
Bweyogerere Bweyogerere is one of the six townships or wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District in southern central Uganda. The other five wards are Kimwaanyi, Kira, Kireka, Kirinnya and Kyaliwajjala. Location Bweyogerere is located on the ...
to the west and northwest. Portions of Namanve lie within the boundaries of Mukono Town Council. The geographical coordinates of Namanve are:0°21'27.0"N, 32°41'39.0"E (Latitude:0.357500; Longitude:32.694167).


Points of interest

The following points of interest are in Namanve or close to its borders: 1. The Kampala-Jinja Highway passes through Namanve in an east-west direction, dividing it into North Namanve and South Namanve. 2.
Kampala Industrial and Business Park The Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP), also referred to as Kampala Business and Industrial Park or Kampala Industrial Park, is an industrial park, industrial and business park in Uganda. The park was developed by the Uganda Investment ...
is a 2,209 acres (894ha/8.9sqkm) development to house factories and other industries, located in South Namanve. 3. Namanve Coca-Cola Bottling Plant is one of the two bottling plants in Uganda owned by Coca-Cola International, in North Namanve 4. Namanve Power Station is owned b
Jacobsen Electro
The 50 MW thermal power station is located north of the
Kampala Industrial and Business Park The Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP), also referred to as Kampala Business and Industrial Park or Kampala Industrial Park, is an industrial park, industrial and business park in Uganda. The park was developed by the Uganda Investment ...
, in a neighborhood known as ''Kiwanga''. 5. Rwenzori Mineral Water Bottling Company is located in neighboring
Seeta, Uganda Seeta, sometimes wrongly spelled as Seta, is a township in Uganda. Location Seeta is located inside Mukono Town and is situated on the main highway (A-109) between Kampala and Jinja, on the Kampala-Jinja Highway. It is approximately east from ...
6. Red Pepper Publishing Company: Their printing press is in neighboring
Seeta, Uganda Seeta, sometimes wrongly spelled as Seta, is a township in Uganda. Location Seeta is located inside Mukono Town and is situated on the main highway (A-109) between Kampala and Jinja, on the Kampala-Jinja Highway. It is approximately east from ...
7. Namanve Forest Reserve: Most of the reserve has been demolished to pave way for
Kampala Business and Industrial Park The Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP), also referred to as Kampala Business and Industrial Park or Kampala Industrial Park, is an industrial and business park in Uganda. The park was developed by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) ...
: 8. Namanve Railway Station is on the Uganda Railways System, administered by
Rift Valley Railways Rift Valley Railways (RVR) was a consortium established to manage the parastatal railways of Kenya and Uganda. The consortium won the bid for private management of the century-old Uganda Railway in 2005. The Kenya-Uganda railway had previously b ...
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Namanve And Ssonde Become More Attractive As Population Shoots Up
{{coord, 00, 21, 27, N, 32, 41, 39, E, display=title, region:UG_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Wakiso District