Ripon Falls
Ripon Falls is a waterfall in Mpumudde/Kimaka Division, Jinja, Eastern Uganda and has an elevation of 1,138 metres. Ripon Falls is situated nearby to the locality Nalufenya, as well as near the village Naminya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jinja Hospital and Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station.
Jinja Hospital
Hospital
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Jinja Hospital, is a hospital in the city of Jinja, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. This 600-bed medical facility is the largest hospital in eastern Uganda, although many more patients are admitted beyond its sanctioned capacity, with many having to sleep on the floor.
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.
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 Bugembe.
Buwenda
Village
Buwenda is a small village in Uganda located in the Bugiri district, close to the town of Jinja. Buwenda is situated 5 km northwest of Ripon Falls.
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 7 km northeast of Ripon Falls.
Nyenga
Village
Nyenga is an urban division of one of the municipalities in Buikwe District, in the Central Region of Uganda. Nyenga Division is one of the three divisions of the city of Njeru. The other two divisions are Wakisi Division and Njeru Division. Nyenga is situated 9 km southwest of Ripon Falls.
Ripon Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mpumudde/Kimaka Division, Jinja, Jinja District, Eastern Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
0.43291° or 0° 25′ 59″ northLongitude
33.19157° or 33° 11′ 30″ eastElevation
1,138 metres (3,734 feet)Open location code
6GGMC5MR+5JGeoNames ID
12420819
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