Official Name: | Majanji |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Busia District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
Population Total: | 11274 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 0.2408°N 33.9914°W |
Elevation M: | 1130 |
Majanji is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
Majanji is approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Busia, the nearest large town and the location of the district headquarters.[1] It is also approximately 191 kilometers (119 miles) east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city.[2] The coordinates of the town are 0°14'27.0"N, 33°59'29.0"E (Latitude:0.240841; Longitude:33.991387).
Majanji sits on the northeastern corner of Lake Victoria in Uganda, very close to the international border with Kenya. The principal activity in the town is fishing, although the weekly catch has declined due to overfishing. Iglo Foods Fish Factory, a local fish processor, now produces only 10 tonnes of fish every week, compared to 40,000 tonnes they processed daily when they first opened in the early 2000s.[3]
The national census in August 2014 recorded the population of Majanji sub-county at 11,274.[4]
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town: