[4] The town is located approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi), by road, north-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

[5] This is approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), by road, south of Wakiso, the location of the district headquarters.

Beginning in May 2017 a crime wave engulfed the town, involving the murder of young women in their 20s and 30s.

[11] As of 4 August 2017, a total of 10 young women have been murdered in Nansana, after being sexually molested.

However, Regina Bakitte, the mayor of Nansana, opposes the idea, arguing that this would encourage promiscuity in the town.