Namanve is an area in the Central Region of Uganda . The larger portion of Namanve lies in Kira Municipality , in Wakiso District with portions located in Mukono Municipality , in Mukono District .
14-576: Namanve lies in Bweyogerere Ward , in southeastern Kira Municipality , in Wakiso District , Central Uganda. It is located approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi), by road, east of downtown Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city. Namanve is bordered by Seeta to the east, Namilyango to the southeast, Lake Victoria to the south, Kirinnya to the southwest and Bweyogerere to the west and northwest. Portions of Namanve lie within
28-612: A 21-kilometre (13 mi) dual carriageway road forming an arc around the northern half of the city of Kampala , leaves the Kampala-Jinja Highway at Bweyogerere and begins a winding journey that ends in Busega on the Kampala–Mityana Road . During the 2002 national census, Bweyogerere constituted 26.7 percent of the population of Kira Municipality . In 2014, the national household and population census enumerated
42-666: A neighborhood known as Kiwanga . 5. Rwenzori Mineral Water Bottling Company is located in neighboring Seeta, Uganda 6. Red Pepper Publishing Company: Their printing press is in neighboring Seeta, Uganda 7. Namanve Forest Reserve: Most of the reserve has been demolished to pave way for Kampala Business and Industrial Park : 8. Namanve Railway Station is on the Uganda Railways System, administered by Rift Valley Railways . 00°21′27″N 32°41′39″E / 0.35750°N 32.69417°E / 0.35750; 32.69417 Bweyogerere Bweyogerere
56-658: Is a 2,209 acres (894ha/8.9sqkm) development to house factories and other industries, located in South Namanve. 3. Namanve Coca-Cola Bottling Plant is one of the two bottling plants in Uganda owned by Coca-Cola International , in North Namanve 4. Namanve Power Station is owned by Jacobsen Electro . The 50 MW thermal power station is located north of the Kampala Industrial and Business Park , in
70-559: Is on a hill that rises to a peak of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level. Mandela National Stadium is located in the southwestern corner of Bweyogerere, on the southern side of the Kampala–Jinja Highway . Kampala Industrial and Business Park , one of the designated industrial areas within the greater Kampala Metropolitan Area is in Namanve , to the east and southeast of Bweyogerere. The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway ,
84-543: Is one of the six townships or wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District in southern central Uganda. The other five wards are Kimwaanyi, Kira, Kireka, Kirinnya and Kyaliwajjala. Bweyogerere is located on the Kampala-Jinja Highway , approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), east of Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the township are:0°21'09.0"N 32°39'49.0"E (Latitude:0.352500; Longitude:32.663611). Bweyogerere
98-457: The Kampala-Jinja Highway . The coordinates of Kampala Business and Industrial Park are: 0°20'35.0"N, 32°41'55.0"E (Latitude:0.343050; Longitude:32.698600). The industrial park was created by act of parliament in 1997. An area measuring 894 hectares (2,210 acres), previously occupied by a national eucalyptus forest was de-gazetted for that purpose. Over 200 businesses acquired land and space on concessional terms to establish their businesses in
112-522: The government of Uganda formally applied for a loan amounting to £246 million (USh:1.116 trillion or US$ 326 million) from UK Export Finance for the development of a road network, sewerage disposal system, waste management network, high voltage electricity infrastructure, an IT network backbone and related developments. In 2020, the UK Export Finance approved a loan facility worth £250 million (USh:1.175 trillion or US$ 331 million). The loan
126-458: The boundaries of Mukono Town Council . The geographical coordinates of Namanve are:0°21'27.0"N, 32°41'39.0"E (Latitude:0.357500; Longitude:32.694167). The following points of interest are in Namanve or close to its borders: 1. The Kampala-Jinja Highway passes through Namanve in an east-west direction, dividing it into North Namanve and South Namanve. 2. Kampala Industrial and Business Park
140-462: The neighborhood in a west to east direction. 00°21′09″N 32°39′49″E / 0.35250°N 32.66361°E / 0.35250; 32.66361 Kampala Business and Industrial Park The Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP) , also referred to as Kampala Business and Industrial Park or Kampala Industrial Park , is an industrial and business park in Uganda . The park
154-557: The park's size had grown to 2,200 acres (3.4 sq mi), with 33 factories operating, including Century Bottling Company (the Coca-Cola franchisee in Uganda), Threeways Shipping Limited, and Leaf Tobacco & Commodities Limited. Another 87 companies were in the construction phase while 120 were in the feasibility study stage. The following businesses are located at Kampala Industrial and Business Park Namanve : In January 2019,
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#1732780412177168-495: The park. Roofings Limited , a manufacturer of galvanized iron bars, wires, and sheets, began production in September 2010 at a new factory called Roofings Rolling Mills Limited and located in the business park. In August 2018, UIA announced that all the land in the industrial park had been allocated to 290 prospective investors, of whom 192 (66.2 percent) were Ugandan-based and 98 (33.8 percent) were foreign-based. By that time,
182-487: The population of Kira Municipality at 317,157. The following additional points of interest lie within Bweyogerere township or close to its borders: (1) Kampala Business and Industrial Park : A designated industrial area measuring 894 hectares (2,210 acres). (2) Bweyogerere central market. (3) Bweyogerere Mosque. (4) Kampala-Jinja Highway traverses the township in an east/west direction. (5) Railway line traversing
196-485: Was developed by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) as a central place where investors can locate factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and other business offices. KIBP is located in Namanve , Kira Municipality , Wakiso District . This location is approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi), by road, east of the central business district of Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city, on
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