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Nakawa Market
Township / local · Kampala, Uganda · also called Nakawa
Kampala's eastern market, on the Jinja Road side of the city. It serves the industrial area and the eastern suburbs, and takes produce coming in from Jinja and Mukono before it reaches the central markets.
What trades at Nakawa Market
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Banana & plantain |
bunch | — |
 Maize |
100 kg bag | December to January, July to August |
 Common bean |
100 kg bag | December to January, July to August |
 Tomato |
box | January to February, July to August |
 Cassava |
bag | — |
Selling by the bucket or the bag? The farming glossary turns those measures into kilograms — what a 20 litre bucket of each crop really weighs, level and heaped. Open the glossary →
Selling here
- Trading days
- Every day
- Currency
- UGX
Trade is in Uganda shillings, cash or mobile money. Bring your own scale or agree the measure first — much of the trade is by the basin and the bunch rather than by weight.
A local market serving one town's vendors. Short trip, smaller lots, cash on the day.
On Jinja Road at Nakawa, east of the city centre.
Places that could sell into Nakawa Market
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Kampala · 7 km
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Wakiso · 28 km
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Mukono · 30 km
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Mpigi · 38 km
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Buikwe · 45 km
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Butambala · 52 km
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Buvuma · 57 km
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Jinja · 58 km
Nakawa Market prices, and what to grow for it
Prices here move hour to hour, so they belong in the app rather than on a web page — a printed number would be wrong before you read it, and a live one from the traders standing in this market will not be.
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Frequently asked questions
What is sold at Nakawa Market?
Nakawa Market trades banana & plantain, maize, common bean, tomato, cassava. Kampala's eastern market, on the Jinja Road side of the city. It serves the industrial area and the eastern suburbs, and takes produce coming in from Jinja and Mukono before it reaches the central markets.
When is maize cheapest at Nakawa Market?
Supply of maize into Nakawa Market peaks December to January, July to August, and that is when prices are usually at their lowest. Selling just before the peak, rather than in the middle of it, is where the money is.
What currency is used at Nakawa Market?
UGX. Trade is in Uganda shillings, cash or mobile money. Bring your own scale or agree the measure first — much of the trade is by the basin and the bunch rather than by weight.
What are today's prices at Nakawa Market?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Nakawa Market — they move hour to hour, and a number printed on a web page would be wrong before you read it. Market prices are coming to the Divisi app, reported by the farmers and traders who are actually there. Install it and you will have them the day they land.