# Kakira

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**Kakira** is a town in the [Eastern Region](/source/Eastern_Region,_Uganda) of [Uganda](/source/Uganda). It is the location of the International headquarters of the [Madhvani Group](/source/Madhvani_Group).

## Location

Kakira is located in [Jinja District](/source/Jinja_District), approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of downtown [Jinja](/source/Jinja,_Uganda) on the highway to [Iganga](/source/Iganga).[2] The coordinates of the town are: 0°30'13.0"N, 33°16'57.0"E (Latitude:0.503611; Longitude:33.282500). [3]

## Population

In 2014, the national population census put the population of Kakira at 32,819.[1]

## Madhvani Group activities

Kakira is the headquarters of the Madhvani Group, a diversified [conglomerate](/source/Conglomerate_(business)) involved in agribusiness, manufacturing, insurance, leisure services, and other business interests.

On an estate measuring 9,500 hectares (37 sq mi), the group owns a sugarcane farm and a sugar manufacturing complex, [Kakira Sugar Limited](/source/Kakira_Sugar_Works). They also own a sweets and confectionery factory, Kakira Sweets & Confectioneries Limited. An electricity generating plant, [Kakira Power Station](/source/Kakira_Power_Station), is located on the estate and produces 52 megawatts of power for use there, with the excess sold to the Ugandan national grid. The estate has a private airport, [Kakira Airport](/source/Kakira_Airport), for use by the family and corporate clients. The airport is home to Turbo Prop Service Centre, a subsidiary that deals in aircraft servicing.[4] In 2017 the Group set up a distillery that produces approximately 60,000 litres of ethanol per day.

The group at Kakira employs more than 8,500 people.[5] The group provides a private 100-bed hospital, eight primary schools, and one secondary school for use by its workers and their dependents.

## See also

- [Jinja District](/source/Jinja_District)
- [List of cities and towns in Uganda](/source/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Uganda)

## References

1. ["The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants"](http://citypopulation.de/Uganda-Cities.html). Citypopulation.de Quoting [Uganda Bureau of Statistics](/source/Uganda_Bureau_of_Statistics). 29 November 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

1. ["Road Distance Between Jinja and Kakira With Interactive Map"](http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Jinja_(Jinja)&toplace=Kakira_(Jinja)&fromlat=0.4244444&tolat=0.5083333&fromlng=33.2041667&tolng=33.2877778). Globefeed.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

1. ["Coordinates of Kakira Airport"](http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/HUKK). Gladstonefamily.net. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

1. ["About Kakira Sugar Works"](http://www.kakirasugar.com/). Kakirasugar.com. 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

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