Samoka Island
Samoka Island is an island in Jinja District, Eastern Uganda and has an elevation of 1,138 metres. Samoka Island is situated nearby to the village Walukuba, as well as near Masese.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wairaka and Jinja.
Wairaka
Town
Wairaka is a settlement in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Wairaka is situated 5 km north of Samoka Island.
Jinja
Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jinja is a major city in eastern Uganda, about 81 kilometers east of Kampala on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. Famous as the "Adventure Capital of East Africa," it is celebrated as the historic source of the Nile River.
Bugembe
Village
Bugembe is a town in Jinja District in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the seat of the Kingdom of Busoga, one of the four constitutional in Uganda, which is coterminous with the Busoga sub-region. Bugembe is situated 6 km northwest of Samoka Island.
Samoka Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Jinja District, Eastern Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
0.43389° or 0° 26′ 2″ northLongitude
33.25611° or 33° 15′ 22″ eastElevation
1,138 metres (3,734 feet)Open location code
6GGMC7M4+HCGeoNames ID
226404
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