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Coordinates: 00°233.0N 32°5042.0E / 0.384167°N 32.845000°E / 0.384167; 32.845000
 

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Namataba
Namataba is located in Uganda
Namataba

Namataba

Location in Uganda

Coordinates: 00°23′3.0″N 32°50′42.0″E / 0.384167°N 32.845000°E / 0.384167; 32.845000
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Uganda
DistrictMukono District
Elevation
3,783 ft (1,153 m)

Namataba is a town in Mukono District, Central Uganda. The town is an urban center under Mukono District Administration.[1]

Location

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Namataba is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), by road, northeast of Mukono, the location of the district headquarters.[2] This location lies along the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[3] The coordinates of Namataba are:0°23'03.0"N, 32°50'42.0"E (Latitude:0.384167; Longitude:32.845000).[4] The town is located at an average altitude of 1,153 metres (3,783 ft), above sea level.[5]

Overview

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Namataba is an urban center in Mukono District. The town is administered by Namataba Town Council, an urban local government within Mukono District Administration. Other urban centers in the district include: Mukono, Kalagi, Nakifuma, Kasawo, Nagojje and Katosi.[6]

Points of interest

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Namataba is governed by Namataba Town Council. The town has a central market where one can procure fresh produce every day of the week. The Kampala-Jinja Highway passes through the center of town in an east to west direction. The town is the location of the Uganda campus of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, based in Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia.[7][8] The university took over space, formerly occupied by Namataba Technical Institute.[9][10]

Namataba is also home to Kampala Cement Company Limited, a cement-manufacturing company with capacity of about 1 million tonnes annually.[11] Some of the cement manufactured here, was used in the construction of Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station and in other national infrastructure developments.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Geoview.info (5 December 2018). "Namataba is a populated place and is located in Mukono District, Central Region, Uganda". Geoview.info. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ "Distance between Mukono, UGA and Namataba, Mukono District, Central Region, UGA". Globefeed.com. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ "Distance between Bank of Uganda, Kampala, City Centre, Kampala, UGA and Namataba, Mukono District, Central Region, UGA (Uganda)". Globefeed.com. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ Google (5 December 2018). "Location of Namataba, Mukono District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ Elevationmap.net (5 December 2018). "Elevation of Namataba, Mukono District, Uganda". Elevationmap.net. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ NPAU (May 2015). "Mukono District Local Government: District Development Plan 2015/2016 To 2019/2020: Table 1.3 District Administrative Units" (PDF). Kampala: National Planning Authority of Uganda (NPAU). Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ Opio, Alfred (14 April 2014). "Malaysians to Open University in Namataba". Kampala: Chimp Reports. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ Mukhaye, Damali (5 December 2018). "Malaysian varsity takes over Ugandan institute". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ Ssejjoba, Eddie (3 July 2014). "Mukono District Reaps From Mushrooming Industries". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ Google (5 December 2018). "Location of Namataba Technical Institute" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ Mwesigwa, Alon (21 December 2016). "Cement industry in huge leaps as public projects push up demand". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  • ^ ICR Newsroom (19 October 2016). "Uganda: Kampala Cement's investors revealed". Cemnet.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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