Buikwe District
Buikwe
Wakisi

Mukwanya

Mukwanya is a village in , , and has an elevation of 1,249 metres. Mukwanya is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Jinja Airport and Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station.

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. is situated 3½ km east of Mukwanya.

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 in . Nalubaale is the Luganda name for Lake Victoria. is situated 2½ km east of Mukwanya.

Dam
The was a waterfall on the White Nile in near the city of Jinja. The falls, together with the nearby Ripon Falls, were submerged in 1954 with the completion of the . is situated 3 km east of Mukwanya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buwenda and Jinja.

Village
is a small village in located in the district, close to the town of . is situated 3½ km north of Mukwanya.

Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city of 300,000 people in . 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.

Village
is an urban division of one of the municipalities in , in the of . Division is one of the three divisions of the city of . The other two divisions are Wakisi Division and Njeru Division. is situated 8 km south of Mukwanya.

Mukwanya

Latitude
0.44554° or 0° 26′ 44″ north
Longitude
33.1604° or 33° 9′ 37″ east
Elevation
1,249 metres (4,098 feet)
Open location code
6GGMC5W6+65
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9492274466
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11356546
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