List of cities in Uganda
The list of cities in Uganda provides an overview of the development of the population of the larger cities of the East African state Uganda .
By far the largest agglomeration in Uganda is Kampala with a population of 1,805,077 (as of January 1, 2008). This means that six percent of the country's population is concentrated in the capital region.
The following table contains the cities with more than 30,000 inhabitants, the results of the population censuses (VZ) of August 18, 1969, January 18, 1980, January 12, 1991, September 13, 2002, August 27, 2014 as well as a calculation for the first July 2020. The district to which the city belongs is also listed. The population figures refer to the actual city without the suburbs.
(VZ = census, B = calculation)
rank | Surname | VZ 1969 | VZ 1981 | VZ 1991 | VZ 2002 | VZ 2014 | B 2020 | District |
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1. | Kampala | 330,700 | 458.503 | 774.241 | 1,208,544 | 1,507,080 | 1,680,600 | Kampala |
2. | Nansana | ... | ... | ... | ... | 365.124 | 532,800 | Wakiso |
3. | Kira Town | ... | ... | ... | 124.067 | 317.157 | 462,900 | Wakiso |
4th | Makindye Ssabagabo | ... | ... | ... | ... | 283.272 | 413,400 | Wakiso |
5. | Kyengera | ... | ... | ... | ... | 195,531 | 285,400 | Wakiso |
6th | Mbarara | 16,078 | 23,255 | 41,031 | 69.208 | 195.318 | 221,300 | Mbarara |
7th | Kasangati | ... | ... | ... | ... | 142,361 | 207,800 | Wakiso |
8th. | Mukono | 3,565 | 5,783 | 7,406 | 91,568 | 162.710 | 191,300 | Mukono |
9. | Njeru | 4,637 | 3,880 | 36,731 | 52,514 | 159,549 | 178,800 | Buikwe |
10. | Gulu | 18,170 | 14,958 | 38.297 | 119,430 | 150.306 | 177,400 | Gulu |
11. | Katabi | ... | ... | ... | ... | 105,669 | 154,300 | Wakiso |
12. | Kajjansi | ... | ... | ... | ... | 92,916 | 135,600 | Wakiso |
13. | Lugazi | ... | ... | ... | ... | 114,524 | 128,400 | Buikwe |
14th | Hoima | 2,339 | ... | 4,616 | 60,561 | 100,099 | 122,700 | Hoima |
15th | Exhausting | ... | ... | ... | ... | 103.473 | 121,600 | Exhausting |
16. | Ibanda | 129 | ... | 2,974 | 22,907 | 104,805 | 117,700 | Ibanda |
17th | Masaka | 12,987 | 29,123 | 49,585 | 67,768 | 103.227 | 116,600 | Masaka |
18th | lira | 7,340 | 9.122 | 27,568 | 80,879 | 99,392 | 116,500 | lira |
19th | Kasese | 7.213 | 9,917 | 18,750 | 85,697 | 101.065 | 115,400 | Kasese |
20th | Mbale | 23,544 | 28,039 | 53,987 | 70,437 | 92,857 | 111,300 | Mbale |
21st | Masindi | ... | 4,958 | 10,839 | 63,583 | 94,438 | 110,500 | Masindi |
22nd | Mityana | 2.263 | 2,547 | 22,579 | 34,623 | 95,428 | 105,200 | Mityana |
23. | Entebbe | 21.096 | 21,289 | 42,763 | 55,086 | 70.219 | 102,600 | Mpigi |
24. | Wakiso | 21.096 | 21,289 | 1,777 | 20,073 | 60.210 | 87,900 | Wakiso |
25th | Sheema | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80,735 | 86,100 | Sheema |
26th | Jinja | 47,872 | 45,060 | 65.169 | 71,213 | 76,188 | 83,400 | Jinja |
27. | Cotido | 1,681 | 3,200 | 4,544 | 12,878 | 66,454 | 75,700 | Cotido |
28. | Arua | 10,837 | 9,663 | 22,217 | 43,929 | 61,962 | 72,400 | Arua |
29 | Nakivale refugee camp | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55,870 | 68,400 | Isingiro |
30th | Kamuli | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58,984 | 67,800 | Kamuli |
31. | Apac | 378 | 1,716 | 5,783 | 10.137 | 14,972 | 67,700 | Apac |
32. | Iganga | 5,958 | 9,899 | 19,740 | 39,472 | 55.263 | 65,500 | Iganga |
33. | Busia | 1,146 | 8,663 | 27,967 | 36,630 | 54,798 | 64,900 | Busia |
34. | Koboko | ... | ... | 4,495 | 29,443 | 51,598 | 64,500 | Arua |
35. | Soroti | 12,398 | 15,048 | 40,970 | 41,470 | 49,685 | 60,900 | Soroti |
36. | Fort portal | 7,947 | 26,806 | 32,789 | 40,605 | 53,786 | 60,800 | Cabarole |
37. | Mpondwe | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51,351 | 58,600 | Kasese |
38. | cabal | 8,234 | 21,469 | 29,246 | 41,344 | 49.186 | 53,200 | cabal |
39. | Kapchorwa | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43,595 | 51,200 | Kapchorwa |
40. | Rwamwanja refugee camp | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40.187 | 49,700 | Kamwenge |
41. | Mpigi | 3,401 | 4,577 | 7,283 | 34,374 | 43,360 | 49,500 | Mpigi |
42. | Luwero | 715 | 4,190 | 11,112 | 23,558 | 42,869 | 49,100 | Luwero |
43. | Kitgum | 3,242 | 4,961 | 12,978 | 42,929 | 44,719 | 49,000 | Kitgum |
44. | Tororo | 15,977 | 16,707 | 26,783 | 34,810 | 42,016 | 48,500 | Tororo |
45. | Yumbe | ... | ... | ... | 15,401 | 34,806 | 47,600 | Yumbe |
46. | Bugembe | ... | ... | ... | 28,657 | 41,707 | 45,600 | Jinja |
47. | Ishasha | ... | ... | ... | 37,664 | 41,217 | 43,700 | Kanungu |
48. | Kumi | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36,493 | 43,500 | Kumi |
49. | Kazanye | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29,008 | 42,300 | Kalungu |
50. | Pallisa | 491 | ... | 2,927 | 23,919 | 33,138 | 42,300 | Pallisa |
51. | Nebbi | ... | ... | 6,969 | 22,741 | 35,029 | 41,400 | Nebbi |
52. | Paidha | 1,047 | ... | 11,807 | 24,079 | 31,632 | 37,500 | Nebbi |
53. | Rukungiri | 638 | 1,650 | 8,578 | 27,998 | 35,039 | 37,200 | Rukungiri |
54. | Adjumani | ... | ... | 2,108 | 19,876 | 35,433 | 37,100 | Adjumani |
55. | Bweyale | ... | ... | ... | 14,237 | 31,173 | 36,700 | Kiryandongo |
56. | Bugiri | ... | ... | 3,321 | 17,046 | 28,747 | 36,000 | Bugiri |
57. | Kakira | ... | ... | ... | 27,651 | 32,693 | 35,800 | Jinja |
58. | Isingiro | ... | ... | ... | 19,773 | 27,991 | 34,300 | Isingiro |
59. | Nakaloke | ... | ... | ... | 20,612 | 28,047 | 33,700 | Sironko |
60. | Bugweri | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32,900 | Bugweri |
61. | Wobulenzi | ... | ... | 5,391 | 18,846 | 27,048 | 31,000 | Luwero |
62. | Kayunga | 745 | 2,813 | 14,169 | 19,984 | 27,061 | 30,000 | Kayunga |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Page no longer available , search in web archives: metropolitan areas in Uganda
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Page no longer available , search in web archives: The most important places with statistics on their population