Namataba

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'''Namataba''' is a town in Mukono District, Central Uganda. The town is an urban center under Mukono District Administration.<ref name="1R">{{cite web|url=http://ug.geoview.info/namataba,228224 | title=Namataba is a populated place and is located in Mukono District, Central Region, Uganda |publisher=Geoview.info | author=Geoview.info |date=5 December 2018 |accessdate=5 December 2018}}</ref>

==Location== Namataba is located approximately {{convert|12|km|mi}}, by road, northeast of Mukono, the location of the district headquarters.<ref name="2R">{{cite web|date=5 December 2018 | url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Mukono,%20UGA&toplace=Namataba,%20Mukono%20District,%20Central%20Region,%20UGA |title=Distance between Mukono, UGA and Namataba, Mukono District, Central Region, UGA |access-date=5 December 2018 |publisher=Globefeed.com}}</ref> This location lies along the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately {{convert|33|km|mi}}, by road, east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.<ref name="3R">{{cite web| url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Bank%20of%20Uganda,%20Kampala,%20City%20Centre,%20Kampala,%20UGA&toplace=Namataba,%20Mukono%20District,%20Central%20Region,%20UGA |title=Distance between Bank of Uganda, Kampala, City Centre, Kampala, UGA and Namataba, Mukono District, Central Region, UGA (Uganda)|publisher=Globefeed.com |date=5 December 2018 |access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref> The coordinates of Namataba are:0°23'03.0"N, 32°50'42.0"E (Latitude:0.384167; Longitude:32.845000).<ref name="4R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B023'03.0%22N+32%C2%B050'42.0%22E/@0.3934304,32.859513,4846m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.3841667!4d32.845 |title=Location of Namataba, Mukono District, Uganda |access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref> The town is located at an average altitude of {{convert|1153|m|0}}, above sea level.<ref name="5R">{{cite web|date=5 December 2018 | url=https://elevationmap.net/namataba-nagojje-nakifuma-mukono-ug-1002033543 |title=Elevation of Namataba, Mukono District, Uganda |publisher=Elevationmap.net |author=Elevationmap.net |access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref>

==Overview== Namataba is an urban center in Mukono District. The town is administered by Namataba Town Council, an urban local government within Mukono District Administration. Other urban centers in the district include: Mukono, Kalagi, Nakifuma, Kasawo, Nagojje and Katosi.<ref name="6R">{{cite web|url=http://npa.ug/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mukono-DISTRICT-Development-Plan-Final.pdf |title=Mukono District Local Government: District Development Plan 2015/2016 To 2019/2020: Table 1.3 District Administrative Units |publisher=National Planning Authority of Uganda (NPAU) |author=NPAU |date=May 2015 |access-date=5 December 2018 |location=Kampala}}</ref>

==Points of interest== Namataba is governed by Namataba Town Council. The town has a central market where one can procure fresh produce every day of the week. The Kampala-Jinja Highway passes through the center of town in an east to west direction. The town is the location of the Uganda campus of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, based in Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia.<ref name="7R">{{cite web |access-date=5 December 2018 |date=14 April 2014 |url=https://chimpreports.com/malaysians-to-open-university-in-namataba/ |title=Malaysians to Open University in Namataba |publisher=Chimp Reports |first=Alfred |last=Opio | location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name="8R">{{cite web |date=5 December 2018 |access-date=5 December 2018 | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Malaysian-varsity-takes-Ugandan-institute/688334-4882066-5w02n3z/index.html | title=Malaysian varsity takes over Ugandan institute | newspaper=Daily Monitor |first=Damali |last=Mukhaye | location=Kampala}}</ref> The university took over space, formerly occupied by Namataba Technical Institute.<ref name="9R">{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/657170-mukono-reaps-from-mushrooming-industries.html |title=Mukono District Reaps From Mushrooming Industries |newspaper=New Vision |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=5 December 2018 |last=Ssejjoba | first=Eddie |location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name="10R">{{google maps| title=Location of Namataba Technical Institute | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Namataba+Technical+Institute/@0.3972429,32.869972,740m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x177dcfbebe4124b7:0xfe51ec46f496788b!8m2!3d0.3970469!4d32.871656 | access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref>

Namataba is also home to Kampala Cement Company Limited, a cement-manufacturing company with capacity of about 1 million tonnes annually.<ref name="11R">{{cite web|date=21 December 2016 | url=http://observer.ug/business/50410-cement-industry-in-huge-leaps-as-public-projects-push-up-demand.html |title=Cement industry in huge leaps as public projects push up demand | access-date=5 December 2018 |first=Alon |last=Mwesigwa | newspaper=The Observer (Uganda) |location=Kampala}}</ref> Some of the cement manufactured here, was used in the construction of Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station and in other national infrastructure developments.<ref name="12R">{{cite web|url=https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/160336/uganda-kampala-cement-s-investors-revealed.html |title=Uganda: Kampala Cement's investors revealed |publisher=Cemnet.com |author=ICR Newsroom | date=19 October 2016 |access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in Central Region, Uganda Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley Category:Mukono District