Port Bell
Port Bell | |
|---|---|
 Port Bell Pier | |
  Port Bell Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates:00°17′20″N32°39′13″E/ 0.28889°N 32.65361°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Central Uganda |
| District | Kampala Capital City Authority |
| Division | Nakawa Division |
| Elevation | 3,710 ft (1,130 m) |
Port Bellis a small industrial centre in the greater metropolitanKampalaarea, inUganda.Port Bell has araillink and arailroad ferrywharfused for International traffic acrossLake VictoriatoTanzaniaandKenya.[1]
Location
[edit]Port Bell is located inNakawa Division,one of the five administrative divisions of the city of Kampala. It is a subdivision of the greaterLuziraarea in the south-eastern part of the city. It is located at the end of a narrow inlet of Lake Victoria, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi), by road, south-east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2]The coordinates of Port Bell are 0°17'20.0 "N, 32°39'13.0" E (Latitude:0.288900; Longitude:32.653620).[3]
Overview
[edit]The port is named afterHenry Hesketh Bell,a British commissioner, who took over administration of Britain's interests in Uganda in 1906.[4]Its rail link is a branch line from the Kampala-Jinja main line.
Lake Victoria ferriesoperate from Port Bell linking Kampala to otherrailheadports on Lake Victoria includingJinja,Kisumu,Musoma,andMwanza.[1]
When the first stage of theUganda Railwaywas completed in 1901, the railhead was at Kisumu, 12 hours journey from Port Bell by ship.[5]Ferries brought goods by lake between Port Bell and Kisumu.[6][7]It was not until 1931 that the main line of the railway fromNakurureached Kampala and then Port Bell.[7][8][9][10]
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warehouse at portbell
Industry
[edit]Uganda Breweries Limited, a subsidiary ofEast African Breweries,has a brewery and a distillery forUganda Waragiat Port Bell.[11][12]
Points of interest
[edit]The points of interest in or near Port Bell include:
- Luzira Maximum Security Prison— Has a capacity of 20,000inmates,including about 500 ondeath row.[13]
- Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited— this US$40 million factory is the only one insub-Saharan Africathat manufactures tripleantiretroviral drugtherapy medication.[14]
- Uganda Breweries Limited — division ofEast African Breweriesand maker ofUganda Waragi,a triple-distilledginand Bell beer[11][12]
- Port Bell — a port on the shores ofLake Nalubaale,handlin passenger and cargo traffic destined for Kisumu, Kenya and Mwanza andMusomain Tanzania. The port is undergoing a two-year upgrade and renovation.[1]
Air travel
[edit]Between 1930 and 1950 Port Bell was a landing point on theImperial Airwaysflying boatpassenger and mail route fromSouthamptonto Johannesburg'sVaal Dam.Port Bell linkedKhartoumand Kisumu. The nearby Silver Springs Hotel was originally built by theBritish Overseas Airways Corporationas a rest stop for passengers between long flights.[15]DuringWorld War II,Port Bell was also on the route connectingCairowithLibreville.[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcMusisi, Frederic (26 August 2016)."Port Bell set for major revamp in 108 years".Daily Monitor.Kampala.Retrieved27 August2016.
- ^Globefeed.com (27 August 2016)."Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Portbell Pier/Dock/Port, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda".Globefeed.com.Retrieved27 August2016.
- ^"Location of Port Bell, Nakawa Division, Kampala"(Map).Google Maps.Retrieved27 August2016.
- ^"Port Bell: Wards in Nakawa Division | Kampala City Guide".2018-11-07.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^"Port Bell to Kampala rail line due to re-open".TradeMark East Africa.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^"Uganda now moving to revive transport and trade on Lake Victoria".The East African.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^ab"2.5 Uganda Waterways Assessment - Logistics Capacity Assessment - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments".dlca.logcluster.org.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^"Port Bell Kampala".Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^"History of Uganda Railway".Daily Monitor.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^O'CONNO, M.A. (1965)."RAILWAYS AND DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA"(PDF).Article:1–191.
- ^abKalungi, Nicholas (20 February 2012)."EABL to give Shs70 in dividends as firm posts 36 per cent growth".Daily Monitor.Kampala.Retrieved27 August2016.
- ^abPaul Redfern, Bernard Busuulwa, and Leonard Magomba (18 February 2012)."Fresh beer wars as brewers expand".The East African.Nairobi.Retrieved27 August2016.
- ^Kyle Duncan Kushaba (8 March 2016)."Luzira is not just a prison; it's an amazing neighbourhood".New Vision.Kampala.Retrieved28 August2016.
- ^Monitor Reporter (18 October 2013)."Emmanuel Katongole: The founder of Quality Chemicals".Daily Monitor.Kampala.Retrieved28 August2016.
- ^"About Port Bell In the Early 20th Century"(PDF).Flightglobal.com.Retrieved21 June2014.
- ^"Imperial Airways: Trans-African Air Services"(PDF).Flightglobal.com. 28 May 1942.Retrieved21 June2014.
