Buikwe District
Buikwe
Njeru Town Council

Kasanja

Kasanja is a village in , , and has an elevation of 1,201 metres. Kasanja is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station and Owen Falls.

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 3½ km northeast of Kasanja.

Dam
The was a waterfall on the 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 3½ km northeast of Kasanja.

Dam
is a hydroelectric power station in , with an installed capacity of 200 megawatts. is situated 4 km northeast of Kasanja.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jinja and Buwenda.

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 a small village in located in the district, close to the town of . is situated 6 km north of Kasanja.

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 6 km south of Kasanja.

Kasanja

Latitude
0.42898° or 0° 25′ 44″ north
Longitude
33.15795° or 33° 9′ 29″ east
Elevation
1,201 metres (3,940 feet)
Open location code
6GGMC5H5+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9492274478
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11356550
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