Bujagali Falls
Bujagali Falls was a waterfall near Jinja in Uganda where the Nile River comes out of Lake Victoria, sometimes considered the source of the Nile. Starting November 2011, the falls were submerged by the new Bujagali Power Station.Photo: Iwoelbern, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station.
Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
Photo: Iwoelbern, Public domain.
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. Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 3 km northwest of Bujagali Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buwenda and Jinja.
Buwenda
Village
Buwenda is a small village in Uganda located in the Bugiri district, close to the town of Jinja.
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 9 km east of Bujagali Falls.
Bujagali Falls
- Type: Rapids
- Description: former waterfall at Lake Victoria in Uganda
- Categories: waterfall and body of water
- Location: Mukono District, Central Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Bujagali Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tswana—“Bujagali Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bujagali Falls”
- German: “Bujagali”
- Hebrew: “מפל בוג’גלי”
- Indonesian: “Air Terjun Bujagali”
- Japanese: “ブジャガリ滝”
- Kinyarwanda: “Isumo rya Bujagali”
- Swahili: “Maporomoko ya Bujagali”
- Tswana: “Diphophoro tsa Bujagali”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kiyira and Kyabirwa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kyabirwa Falls and Kyabirwa Primary School.
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