Before 1906, Jinja was a fishing village that
benefited from being located on long-distance trade routes. The origin of the
name "Jinja" comes from the language of the two peoples (the Baganda
and the Basoga) that lived on either side of the River Nile in the area. In
both languages "Jinja" means "Rock". In most of Africa,
rivers like the Nile hindered migration, this explains the ethnic boundaries