Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station
Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Uganda, with an installed capacity of 200 megawatts.- Type: Dam
- Description: building in Uganda
- Also known as: “Kiira Power Station”
- Address: Jinja
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.
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 770 metres south of Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station.
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 800 metres south of Kiira 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 3 km northwest of Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station.
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 6 km northeast of Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station.
Wairaka
Town
Wairaka is a settlement in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Wairaka is situated 9 km east of Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station.
Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Mpumudde/Kimaka Division, Jinja, Jinja District, Eastern Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
0.45045° or 0° 27′ 2″ northLongitude
33.18585° or 33° 11′ 9″ eastOperator
UEGCLOpen location code
6GGMF52P+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 171254362OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q6406092
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Kiira 水力發電廠”
- French: “Centrale électrique Kiira”
- Japanese: “キーラ水力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kiira vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kiyira vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Kiira vannkraftverk”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Кіїра”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Acacia Community Church and Mpumude Seed Secondary School.
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