Jinja
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Location of Jinja within Uganda |
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| Basic data | |
| District | Jinja |
| Geographical location | 0 ° 25 ′ N , 33 ° 12 ′ E |
| surface | 767.7 |
| population | 76,188 (2014 census) |
| Population density | 129.6 inhabitants / km² |
| medium height | 1143 m |
| Precipitation | 1120 mm / a |
| Time zone | UTC +3 |
| UN / LOCODE | UG JIN |
| Telephone code | (+256) 043 |
Jinja is a city in southeast Uganda with about 76,000 inhabitants. It is the fourth largest city in Uganda and the capital of the Jinja district . It is located near the outlet of the White Nile on the coast of Lake Victoria .
history
Jinja was founded in 1901 as a trading post.
Infrastructure
Jinja has a station on the Uganda Railway , which connects the city with Nairobi and Mombasa on the Indian Ocean and with the capital Kampala . Passenger traffic was discontinued in 1997, since then the railway has only been responsible for freight traffic. Jinja also has a port that is used for goods traffic across Lake Victoria . Nearby is the Owen Falls Dam , which is responsible for almost all of the electricity supply in Uganda and parts of Kenya. A bypass road runs past Jinja and directs the main traffic between Kenya and Kampala past the city.
economy
Agricultural products such as cotton , sugar cane , corn and peanuts are produced in the area. The industry produces copper , metal and wood products, textiles and soap . A hydropower plant is currently being built that will supply electricity to more than five million households ( Bujagali Dam ).
Main Street
Exit of the Nile from Lake Victoria
railway station
Bujagali Falls
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1911 census | |
| 1921 census | |
| 1931 census | |
| 1940 census | |
| 1959 census | 30,000 |
| 1969 census | |
| 1980 census | |
| 1991 census | 65.169 |
| 2002 census | 71,213 |
| 2005 estimate | 93,060 |
climate
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | year | |
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| Precipitation in mm | 50 | 70 | 120 | 170 | 130 | 65 | 50 | 105 | 80 | 95 | 100 | 85 | 1120 |
| Ø min. Temperature in ° C | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 14th | 14th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 14th | 14.8 |
| Ø max. Temperature in ° C | 29 | 30th | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30th | 29 | 28.4 |
Web links
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