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789:Nkokonjeru
638:New Vision
504:References
220:(cumecs).
152:White Nile
144:Owen Falls
135:Nile River
100:Owen Falls
98: (
79:33°11′05″E
76:00°26′37″N
52:Border of
24:Owen Falls
1485:Transport
1413:Education
1387:landmarks
1280:DFCU Bank
1222:Mpummudde
1183:Towns and
1153:Capital:
1048:Education
1012:Transport
812:Geography
753:Capital:
679:April 20,
645:April 20,
641:. Kampala
591:April 20,
564:April 20,
538:April 20,
534:. Kampala
474:Hatch Ltd
464:Extension
148:waterfall
1230:Walukuba
1185:villages
492:See also
212:and six
210:turbines
178:Location
118:Cataract
60:, Uganda
49:Location
1385:Notable
1238:Economy
1226:Wairaka
1202:Bugembe
1197:Buwenge
1155:Buwenge
843:Economy
582:(Map).
214:sluices
150:on the
1534:Health
1354:Energy
1216:Masese
1212:Kimaka
1207:Kakira
981:Health
911:Energy
794:Nyenga
779:Ngogwe
774:Lugazi
769:Buikwe
755:Buikwe
478:Canada
426:180.00
251:Notes
156:Uganda
146:was a
1192:Jinja
784:Njeru
421:18.00
411:Total
160:Jinja
681:2020
647:2020
593:2020
566:2020
540:2020
392:1996
373:1968
354:1966
335:1959
316:1958
297:1957
278:1955
259:1954
239:Year
236:Rank
142:The
114:Type
56:and
476:of
401:180
382:150
363:135
344:120
325:105
154:in
1602::
635:.
601:^
557:.
528:.
512:^
488:.
416:10
398:18
395:10
379:15
376:10
360:15
341:15
322:15
306:90
303:15
287:60
284:15
174:.
1130:e
1123:t
1116:v
730:e
723:t
716:v
683:.
649:.
595:.
568:.
542:.
389:8
370:7
357:9
351:6
338:8
332:5
319:7
313:4
300:6
294:3
281:4
275:2
262:2
256:1
102:)
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