Namasagali is a town in
Eastern Uganda
The Eastern region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was .
Districts
, the Eastern Region contained 32 districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in s ...
. It is one of the metropolitan areas in
Kamuli District
Kamuli District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kamuli is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Kamuli District is bordered by Buyende District to the north, Luuka District to the east, Jinja District to th ...
.
Location
The town is located in the northwestern part of Kamuli District, along the eastern bank 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
Kamuli
Kamuli is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Kamuli District, and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.
Location
Kamuli is app ...
, where the district headquarters are located. This location is approximately , by road, north of
Jinja, the largest city in the
sub-region
A subregion is a part of a larger region or continent and is usually based on location. Cardinal directions, such as south are commonly used to define a subregion.
United Nations subregions
The Statistics Division of the United Nations (UN) ...
.
Map Showing Jinja and Namasagali with Distance Marker
/ref> The coordinates of Namasagali are:01 00 45N, 32 57 00E (Latitude:1.0125; Longitude:32.9500).
Population
As of February 2010, the exact population of Namasagali is not known.
Landmarks
The landmarks within the town limits or close to its borders include:
* The offices of Kamuli Town Council
* Namasagali Central Market - The largest fresh-produce market in the town
* The Namasagali Campus of Busitema University
Busitema University (BU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.
BU has its main focus on the instruction of agricultural sciences, agricultural engineering, agricult ...
- One of the forty (40) public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...
and private
Private or privates may refer to:
Music
* " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation''
* Private (band), a Denmark-based band
* "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorde ...
universities in 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 ...
.
* Namasagali College
Namasagali College is a mixed boarding middle and high school located in Kamuli District in Eastern Uganda.
Location
The school is situated on a campus at Namasagali, approximately , by road, northwest of the town of Kamuli, where the district ...
- A private, mixed, residential high school
External links
Kamuli District Internet Portal
Busitema University Homepage
See also
* Kamuli
Kamuli is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Kamuli District, and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.
Location
Kamuli is app ...
* Kamuli District
Kamuli District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kamuli is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Kamuli District is bordered by Buyende District to the north, Luuka District to the east, Jinja District to th ...
* Busitema University
Busitema University (BU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.
BU has its main focus on the instruction of agricultural sciences, agricultural engineering, agricult ...
* Namasagali College
Namasagali College is a mixed boarding middle and high school located in Kamuli District in Eastern Uganda.
Location
The school is situated on a campus at Namasagali, approximately , by road, northwest of the town of Kamuli, where the district ...
References
{{coord, 01, 00, 45, N, 32, 57, 00, E, display=title
Populated places on the Nile
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Kamuli District