Port Bell
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Location of Port Bell within Uganda |
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| city | Kampala |
| Geographical location | 0 ° 18 ′ N , 32 ° 39 ′ E |
| surface | ? |
| population | (2002) |
| Population density | ? Inhabitants / km² |
| medium height | 1140 m |
| Precipitation | ? mm / a |
| Time zone | UTC +3 |
| UN / LOCODE | Basement - |
| Telephone code | (+256) 041 |
Port Bell is a port city within the city limits of Kampala in Uganda near the capital Kampala. The port is used for international goods traffic across Lake Victoria . The city is named after Sir Hesketh Bell , the British envoy to Uganda from 1906 to 1909.
The place also serves as a port for Kampala, which is 10 km away and connected by rail, including the ferries that operate on Lake Victoria.
Via the Uganda Railway , the first section of which was completed in 1901, the place has been connected to Nairobi and Mombasa on the Indian Ocean since the line was expanded in 1931 .
Among other things, there are breweries belonging to the Uganda Breweries company on site.