Njeru is a town in
Buikwe District
Buikwe District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Buikwe, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Buikwe District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja District to t ...
, in the
Central Region of
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. It is the largest town in the district. It is mainly a residential town. However, it hosts industries such as ''East African Packaging Solutions Limited'', a manufacturer of paper packaging supplies,
Nile Breweries Limited
Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) is the leading beer manufacturer in Uganda.
Location
The NBL's headquarters and main brewery are in the town of Njeru in Buikwe District, approximately north-east of the central business district of Jinja, Uganda. ...
, a subsidiary of
AB InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, commonly known as AB InBev, is an American-Belgian multinational drink and brewing company based in Leuven, Belgium. AB InBev has a global functional management office in New York City, and regional headquarters ...
and
Nyanza Textile Industries Limited
Nyanza Textile Industries Limited (Nytil), is an integrated textile manufacturing company in Uganda.
Location
The headquarters of the company and the company's factory are located in the town of Njeru, in Buikwe District, along the western bank o ...
(Nytil), a textile manufacturer.
Location
Njeru is located approximately northeast of
Buikwe
Buikwe, sometimes spelled Buyikwe, is a town in Buikwe District, Uganda. It is the administrative center of the district and the location of the district headquarters.
Location
Buikwe is approximately , by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital ...
, where the district headquarters are located. This location lies about west of downtown
Jinja. The town is located across the
River Nile
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from the city of Jinja and is functionally a suburb of that city. The coordinate of Njeru Town Council are:0°25'52.0"N, 33°08'52.0"E (Latitude:0.431111; Longitude:33.147778).
Economic activity
There are several industries and businesses located in Njeru that provide employment to a significant number of people and contribute significantly to the economy of
Uganda
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. These include but are not limited to:
1. Nile Breweries Limited, a subsidiary of
SAB Miller
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, based in
South Africa
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and ultimately of
AB InBev
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of
Belgium
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2.
Nalubaale Power Station
Nalubaale Power Station, formerly known as Owen Falls Dam, is a hydroelectric power station across the White Nile near its source at Lake Victoria in Uganda. ''Nalubaale'' is the Luganda name for Lake Victoria.
Location
The dam sits across the N ...
- Installed Capacity 180 MW, owned by the Ugandan government. Operated under concession by Eskom (Uganda), a subsidiary of
Eskom
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3. East African Packaging Solutions - A 50/50 Joint Venture between the
Madhvani Group
The Madhvani Group of Companies commonly referred to as the Madhvani Group, is one of the largest conglomerates in Uganda. The group has investments in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, the Middle East, India, and North America.
His ...
and Graphic Systems Limited.
4. ''Nile Vocational Institute'' - A Technical College with over 100 Students founded by German Charity
Kindernothilfe
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5. Vitafoam Industries - A Factory Manufacturing Mattresses.
6. ''Njeru Stock Farm'' - Formerly a government Livestock Farm, now Used as an Army Detach.
7.
Nytil Picfare - The biggest garments factory in Uganda, making garments out of locally grown organic cotton.
Transportation
Both the old
Kampala-Jinja Highway and the new
Kampala–Jinja Expressway
The Kampala–Jinja Expressway, also known as the Jinja–Kampala Expressway, is a proposed four-lane toll highway in Uganda, linking Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda, with the city of Jinja in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
L ...
, pass through Njeru and are part of the northern corridor of the Trans-Africa Highway. The Kampala–Jinja Expressway connects to the
Source of the Nile Bridge
The Source of the Nile Bridge, also New Jinja Bridge, which was commissioned on 17 October 2018, by the President of Uganda, is a cable-stayed bridge across the Victoria Nile in Uganda. It replaced the Nalubaale Power Station, Nalubaale Bridge, w ...
in Njeru.
Population
In 2014, the national population census put the population of Njeru at 159,549. In 2020, UBOS estimated the population of Njeru at 178,800 people. The population agency calculated the average annual growth rate of the town's population at 1.97 percent every year, between 2014 and 2020.
See also
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Isimba Power Station
Isimba Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station commissioned on 21 March 2019 in Uganda. Construction of this dam began in April 2015 and was completed in January 2019. Commercial operations began on 21 March 2019.
Locati ...
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Bujagali Power Station
The Bujagali Power Station is a hydroelectric power station across the Victoria Nile that harnesses the energy of its namesake; the Bujagali Falls, in Uganda. Construction began in 2007 and concluded in 2012. It was officially inaugurated o ...
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Kiira Power Station
Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station, is a hydroelectric power station in Uganda, with an installed capacity of .
Location
The power station is located at Kimaka, a northern suburb of Jinja, in Jinja District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, a ...
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List of cities and towns in Uganda
This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the ...
References
External links
Njeru receives Donation from Canadian NGO
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Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Populated places on Lake Victoria
Populated places on the Nile
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