Jinja geodata
Jinja (Eastern Region) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Uganda in Africa/Kampala (GMT+3) time zone. With population of 93,061 people, there are 4 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Uganda, 64.4% of cities are located further ↑North; 69.9% of cities are located further ←West and 50.7% of cities have higher elevation than Jinja. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: Eastern Region
- Level 2: Jinja District
- Level 3: Jinja Municipality
- Level 4: Central Division
Jinja GPS coordinates[2]
0° 26' 20.472" North, 33° 12' 11.412" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 1.14207°, | 32.50005° |
| Center: | 0.43902°, | 33.20317° |
| Lower-right: | -0.2641°, | 33.9063° |
| Map W x H: | 156.4×156.4 km | = 97.2×97.2mi |
| max Lat: | 3.66088° ⇑64.4% North |
| Jinja: | 0.43902° |
| min Lat: | ⇓35.6% South -1.28538° |
| min Long | Jinja | max Long |
| 29.65° | 33.20317° | 34.95° |
| W 69.9%⇐ | ⇒30.1% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Jinja is 1187 m = 3894 ft, and this is 72 m = 236 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
4129 m = 13547 ft | 50.7% |
| Avg. | 1259 m = 4131 ft | |
| Jinja | 1187 m = 3894 ft | |
Min E: |
622 m = 2041 ft | 49.3% |
See also: Jinja elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Jinja is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 48.8 km =30.3 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Jinja |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 9958.2 | 6187.7 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 7352.4 | 4568.6 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2557.1 | 1588.9 | to North |
| Equator | 48.8 | 30.3 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Jinja: (largest is in red/bold)
• Bugembe
6.4 km =4 mi, 
41°
• Buikwe
24.2 km =15 mi, 
242°
• Busembatia
60 km =37.3 mi, 
51°
• Buwenge
23.7 km =14.7 mi, 
351°
• Bweyogerere
60.7 km =37.7 mi, 
261°
• Iganga
35.1 km =21.8 mi, 
57°
• Kaliro
60.4 km =37.5 mi, 
33°
• Kamuli
57.3 km =35.6 mi, 350°
• Kayunga
45.6 km =28.3 mi, 
309°
• Kitamilo
24.1 km =15 mi, 
179°
• Lugazi
30.6 km =19 mi, 255°
• Luuka Town
31 km =19.3 mi, 
20°
• Mayuge
30.9 km =19.2 mi, 
85°
• Mukono
50.7 km =31.5 mi, 259°
• Njeru
2.7 km =1.7 mi, 
276°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Uganda existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
