Jinja, city in southeastern Uganda, in the Eastern Region, at the northern end of Napoleon Gulf of Lake Victoria. Situated in an area of sugar plantations, Jinja is a lake-fishing port and the trade and industrial center of eastern Uganda. Industries include textiles, copper smelting, soybean and grain processing, cotton and sugar milling, brewing, and manufacture of plywood and cigarettes. A dam and a large hydroelectric plant are located at Owen Falls, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) north of the city. Bugembe, the traditional capital of the former Busoga Kingdom, is nearby. Population (1991 estimate) 60,979.
