ORYX
ORYX is a gas station in Wakisi, Buikwe, Central Uganda. ORYX is situated nearby to Njeru Model Primary School, as well as near Saint Noah Mawaggali Secondary School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jinja Airport and Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station.
Jinja Airport
Aerodrome
Jinja Airport is a small civilian and military airport in Uganda. It serves the town of Jinja in Jinja District, Busoga, Eastern Region. It is adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force at Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja. Jinja Airport is situated 3 km northeast of ORYX.
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. Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 1½ km northeast of ORYX.
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. Owen Falls is situated 1½ km east of ORYX.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jinja and Buwenda.
Jinja
Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jinja is a major city in eastern Uganda, about 81 kilometers east of Kampala on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. Famous as the "Adventure Capital of East Africa," it is celebrated as the historic source of the Nile River.
Buwenda
Village
Buwenda is a small village in Uganda located in the Bugiri district, close to the town of Jinja. Buwenda is situated 4 km north of ORYX.
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 8 km southwest of ORYX.
ORYX
- Type: Gas station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Wakisi, Buikwe, Buikwe District, Central Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.43811° or 0° 26′ 17″ northLongitude
33.17267° or 33° 10′ 22″ eastBrand
ORYXOpen location code
6GGMC5QF+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 11759098640OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fuel
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