Jinja District
Jinja
Mpumudde/Kimaka Division

Kiira

Kiira is a power station in , , and has an elevation of 1,481 metres. Kiira is situated nearby to the dam , as well as near the aerodrome .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station and Jinja Airport.

Dam
is a hydroelectric power station in , with an installed capacity of 200 megawatts.

Aerodrome
is a small civilian and military airport in . It serves the town of in , Busoga, . It is adjacent to the of the Uganda People's Defence Force at , a suburb of Jinja.

Dam
Photo: Fredrick Onyango, CC BY 2.0.
Nalubaale Power Station, formerly known as Owen Falls Dam, is a hydroelectric power station across the near its source at in . Nalubaale is the Luganda name for Lake Victoria. is situated 770 metres south of Kiira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buwenda and Bugembe.

Village
is a small village in located in the district, close to the town of . is situated 3 km northwest of Kiira.

Village
is a town in in the of . It is the seat of the Kingdom of Busoga, one of the four constitutional in Uganda, which is coterminous with the Busoga sub-region. is situated 6 km northeast of Kiira.

Town
is a settlement in the of . is situated 9 km east of Kiira.

Kiira

Latitude
0.45056° or 0° 27′ 2″ north
Longitude
33.1853° or 33° 11′ 7″ east
Elevation
1,481 metres (4,859 feet)
Open location code
6GGMF52P+64
Geo­Names ID
8181696
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