Namataba is a town 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 ...

, Central Uganda. The town is an

urban center An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, ...

under Mukono District Administration.

Location

Namataba is located approximately , by road, northeast of

Mukono Mukono Town is a municipality in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is administered by the Mukono Town Council. The district headquarters are located in this town. Location Mukono Municipality is 21 km east of ...

, the location of the district headquarters. This location lies along the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately , by road, east 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 ...

, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of Namataba are:0°23'03.0"N, 32°50'42.0"E (Latitude:0.384167; Longitude:32.845000). The town is located at an average altitude of , above sea level.

Overview

Namataba is an urban center in Mukono District. The town is administered by Namataba Town Council, an urban local government within Mukono District Administration. Other urban centers in the district include:

, Kalagi,

Nakifuma Nakifuma is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Nakifuma lies in ''Nakifuma sub-county'', ''Kyaggwe County'', in Mukono District. The town is located on the main highway from Kampala, through Gayaza, Kalagi and on to Kayunga. T ...

, Kasawo,

Nagojje Nagojje is a town in the Buganda Region of Uganda. It is a municipality in Mukono District. Location Nagojje is located in a rural area, approximately , by road, north-east of Namataba (which lies along the Kampala-Jinja Highway). This is abo ...

and Katosi.

Points of interest

Namataba is governed by Namataba Town Council. The town has a central market where one can procure fresh produce every day of the week. The Kampala-Jinja Highway passes through the center of town in an east to west direction. The town is the location of the Uganda campus of

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, based in

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. The university took over space, formerly occupied by Namataba Technical Institute. Namataba is also home to

Kampala Cement Company Limited The Kampala Cement Company Limited (KCCL) is a manufacturer of cement in Uganda. Location The main factory and headquarters of the company are located in Namataba on the Kampala–Jinja Highway, approximately east of Kampala, the capital and lar ...

, a cement-manufacturing company with capacity of about 1 million tonnes annually. Some of the cement manufactured here, was used in the construction of

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and in other national infrastructure developments.

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{{Mukono District Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Mukono District

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