The town is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are:00 22 12N, 32 31 30E (Latitude:0.3700;
Longitude:32.5250). In 2002, the national population census put Nansana's population at 62,044. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the town's population at 86,200. In 2011, UBOS est
imated the mid-year population at 89,900. In 2014, the national population census put the population at 144,441. As of February 2016 after the general presidential election, the municipality had 167,278 registered voters. The landmarks within the town limits or close to the edges of the town include:
* Nansana Community Primary School - A community elementary school
* Greater Grace Church Nansana - A place of worship affiliated with the Pentecostal Movement
* Nansana Twezimbe Group - A Community Based Organization (CBO)
* Ashinaga Orphanage Nansana - An NGO that looks after AIDS orphans.
* Bright College, Nansana - A private peri-urban boarding high school
* Light The World Church, Nansana - A place of worship. Pastor Wilson Bugembe
* Come, Let's Dance, Nansana - A Community Development NGO
* Nexus Resorts Hotel
