Naminya
Naminya is a village in Njeru Town Council, Buikwe, Central Uganda and has an elevation of 1,167 metres. Naminya is situated nearby to the village Lower Naava, as well as near Triangle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station and Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station.
Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station
Dam
Photo: Fredrick Onyango, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station
Dam
Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Uganda, with an installed capacity of 200 megawatts.
Owen Falls
Dam
The Owen Falls was a waterfall on the White Nile in Uganda near the city of Jinja. The falls, together with the nearby Ripon Falls, were submerged in 1954 with the completion of the Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station.
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. Buwenda is situated 3 km north of Naminya.
Jinja
Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jinja is a city of 300,000 people in Uganda. The city is at the source of the Nile, and in Uganda more famously the source of Nile Beer. This is a popular destination for backpackers for its white water rafting.
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 8 km northeast of Naminya.
Naminya
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Naminya North”
- Category: locality
- Location: Njeru Town Council, Buikwe, Buikwe District, Central Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
0.4491° or 0° 26′ 57″ northLongitude
33.17335° or 33° 10′ 24″ eastElevation
1,167 metres (3,829 feet)Open location code
6GGMC5XF+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 9492274457OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11356539
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Naminya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Naminya”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower Naava and Triangle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shiloh Nile Star Primary School and Great Nile Junior Primary School.
Central Uganda: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kampala, Entebbe, Masaka, and Ssese Islands.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.