Jinja
in Jinja District of Eastern Region, Uganda
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Jinja Airport (1 mi) - Entebbe International Airport (59 mi)
- Tororo Airport (69 mi)
- Soroti Airport (94 mi)
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Kakamega Airport (110 mi) - Kisumu Airport (111 mi)
- Kitale Airport (127 mi)
- Masindi Airport (136 mi)
- Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.439 and 33.203 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 26' 20" and E 33° 12' 11"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shilling - UGX
- Spoken languages:
- English, Ganda, Swahili, Arabic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:50 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:42 am and 6:49 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.829 and -140.081 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Atiheu - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Uganda.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Uganda. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Discover Jinja
Jinja in Jinja District (Eastern Region) with it's 93,061 citizens is a place in Uganda about 44 mi (or 70 km) east of Kampala, the country's capital city.
Current time in Jinja is now 05:50 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kampala with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports near Jinja. The closest airport in Uganda is Jinja Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi in a distance of 45 mi (or 73 km), West.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kitamilo, Buikwe, Mayuge, Luuka Town and Iganga. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 76 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 24% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
25°C (77 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
27°C (81 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Bits of life in Jinja, Uganda
Clips of life in and around Jinja, Uganda during my time there in 2013.
Bungee Jumping Jinja
Me doing the Bungee Jump in Jinja, Uganda. More details can be found here: http://www.kikijourney.com/the-bungee-experience/.
View of Jinja, Uganda from June 2007
I'm not a video artist, but if you ever wondered what Jinja, Uganda looked like from the rooftop of a hotel, this is the video for you!
Swimming, Horse Riding and the Source of Nile Bilieva's photos around Jinja, Uganda (slideshow)
Preview of Bilieva's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/bilieva/1/1254437830/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using...
05. STREETS OF JINJA
March 2011.
Nile River Rafting 2014 Jinja,Uganda
Kristin's Bungee Jump
On our last full day in Uganda, Group 1 of Invisible Children's 2010 Teacher Exchange participants spent the day at Adrift, an adventure company in Jinja, for white-water rafting and bungee...
Joy
I shot this while on a trip to Uganda in the summer of 2012, and was immediately struck by the incredible joy the people there had. Shot on a Canon 7D and 5D Mark II with various lenses. Special...
Nile River Bunjee Jump !!
Bunjee jump video shot with the Go Pro Hero 2 in Jinja, Uganda.
Amani Baby Cottage
Fay Girouard visits her first missionary post in Jinja, Uganda. The Amani Baby Cottage. www.ToAfricaWithLove.org.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Jinja, Uganda
Jinja is the second largest town in Uganda, Africa. It is the second busiest commercial center in the country, after Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Jinja was established in 1907.
Owen Falls
The Owen Falls was a waterfall on the White Nile in Uganda near the city of Jinja, 4 km from the point at which the river leaves Lake Victoria. The falls, together with the nearby Ripon Falls were submerged in 1954 with the completion of the Owen Falls Dam (later renamed Nalubaale, but still commonly known by the old name) that now accommodates a hydroelectric power station.
Ripon Falls
Ripon Falls at the northern end of Lake Victoria in Uganda is often considered the source of the river Nile. In 1862–3 John Hanning Speke was the first European to follow the course of the Nile downstream after discovering the falls that his intuition had marked as the source of the Nile. The water from Ripon Falls falls into a narrow opening and that is where some people believe the River Nile starts. He named the falls after George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon.
Jinja Hospital
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Jinja Hospital, is a hospital in the city of Jinja, eastern Uganda. It is the largest hospital in eastern Uganda, with a bed capacity of 600, although many more patients are admitted, with many sleeping on the floor.
Jinja Airport
Jinja Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country.
Kimaka
Kimaka is a neighborhood in the city of Jinja, in Eastern Uganda.
Uganda Junior Staff College
The Uganda Junior Staff College, is a staff college in Uganda, East Africa. Typically, graduates are commanders in the Uganda People's Defence Force. Other African countries also send their cadets to the college for training.
New Jinja Bridge
The New Jinja Bridge, also referred to as the Second Nile Bridge, is a proposed bridge to be constructed in Uganda. It will complement the Nalubaale Bridge, which was built in 1954.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Jinja.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Jinga, Jinja, Джинджа, Τζίντζα, גינגה, JIN, ジンジャ, 진자, Džindža, 金賈
