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Njeru

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Place details

Locality: Njeru
Region: Buikwe
Country: Uganda

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Njeru
Settlement.image_skyline: Njeru Uganda Str.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Njeru, Uganda
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Map of Uganda showing the location of Njeru.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Uganda
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Buikwe District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County
Settlement.subdivision_name3

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Uganda
Located in: Buikwe District
Elevation: +1100
Time zone: UTC+03:00

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Article

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Location
Economic activity
Transportation
Population
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Njeru is a town in Buikwe District, in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in the district. It is mainly a residential town. However, it hosts industries such as East African Packaging Solutions Limited, a manufacturer of paper packaging supplies, Nile Breweries Limited, a subsidiary of AB InBev and Nyanza Textile Industries Limited (Nytil), a textile manufacturer.

==Location== Njeru is located approximately northeast of Buikwe, where the district headquarters are located. This location lies about west of downtown Jinja. The town is located across the River Nile from the city of Jinja and is functionally a suburb of that city. The coordinate of Njeru Town Council are:0°25'52.0"N, 33°08'52.0"E (Latitude:0.431111; Longitude:33.147778).