Babu
in Jinja District of Eastern Region, Uganda
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Jinja Airport (1 mi) - Entebbe International Airport (60 mi)
- Tororo Airport (67 mi)
- Soroti Airport (93 mi)
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Kakamega Airport (109 mi) - Kisumu Airport (111 mi)
- Kitale Airport (126 mi)
- Masindi Airport (137 mi)
- Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.446 and 33.219 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 26' 47" and E 33° 13' 9"
- 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: 06:26 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:30 am and 6:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.829 and -140.081 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Atiheu - References
- 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Babu
Babu in Jinja District (Eastern Region) is located in Uganda about 45 mi (or 72 km) east of Kampala, the country's capital.
Local time in Babu is now 06:26 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kampala with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Babu. The closest airport in Uganda is Jinja Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), West. 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 47 mi (or 75 km), West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Jinja, Kitamilo, Buikwe, Mayuge and Luuka Town. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 72% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
23°C (74 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, broken clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
23°C (74 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
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/.
king fisher lodge in Jinja
lodge near lake Victoria, Uganda.
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)
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Ugandan Dance Source of the Nile Jinja Uganda
Ugandan Dance in Jinja at the Source of the Nile Uganda.
05. STREETS OF JINJA
March 2011.
Nile River Rafting 2014 Jinja,Uganda
driving through Jinja
Uganda, near lake Victoria.
Game 4: Jinja Police Teargas Rangers vs Entebbe Whales - 2014 Emerging Stars U19 girls 7s
Jinja Police Teargas Rangers (light blue jerseys) versus Entebbe Whales (blue t-shirts) during the Emerging Stars U19 girls 7s tournament held in Janary 2014 in Jinja, Eastern Uganda. Teams...
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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.
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.
Bugembe
Bugembe is a town in Jinja District, Eastern Uganda. It is the seat of the Kingdom of Busoga, one of the four constitutional mornachies in Uganda, which is coterminus with Busoga sub-region.
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.
Fairland University
Fairland University (FLU) is a private university in Uganda.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Babu.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Babu
