List Of Cities In Uganda
This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the population estimates are given.
Twenty largest cities by population
The following population numbers are from the August national census, as documented in the final report of November, by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).
| Rank | Name | 2014 Census | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 1,507,080 | 0°18′49″N 32°34′52″E |
| 2 | Nansana | 365,124 | 0°21′50″N 32°31′43″E |
| 3 | Kira | 317,157 | 0°23′50″N 32°38′20″E |
| 4 | Ssabagabo | 283,272 | 0°14′34″N 32°33′36″E |
| 5 | Mbarara | 195,531 | 0°36′48″S 30°39′30″E |
| 6 | Mukono | 162,710 | 0°21′36″N 32°45′00″E |
| 7 | Njeru | 159,549 | 0°25′52″N 33°08′52″E |
| 8 | Gulu | 150,306 | 2°46′54″N 32°17′57″E |
| 9 | Lugazi | 114,524 | 0°22′08″N 32°56′25″E |
| 10 | Masaka | 103,227 | 0°20′28″S 31°44′10″E |
| 11 | Kasese | 101,065 | 0°11′12″N 30°05′17″E |
| 12 | Hoima | 100,099 | 1°25′55″ 31°21′09″E |
| 13 | Lira | 99,392 | 2°14′50″N 32°54′00″E |
| 14 | Mityana | 95,428 | 0°24′02″N 32°02′32″E |
| 15 | Mubende | 103,473 | 0°33′27″N 31°23′42″E |
| 16 | Masindi | 94,438 | 1°41′01″N 31°43′20″E |
| 17 | Mbale | 92,857 | 1°04′50″N 34°10′30″E |
| 18 | Jinja | 76,188 | 0°25′24″N 33°12′24″E |
| 19 | Entebbe | 70,219 | 0°03′00″N 32°27′36″E |
| 20 | Kitgum | 44,719 | 3°17′20″N 32°52′40″E |
List of Current And Future Cities In Uganda Rank City Region Effective Date
1 Kampala Central 9 October 1962
2 Fort Portal Western 1 July 2020
3 Arua Northern 1 July 2020
4 Gulu Northern 1 July 2020
5 Jinja Eastern 1 July 2020
6 Mbarara Western 1 July 2020
7 Mbale Eastern 1 July 2020
8 Masaka Central 1 July 2020
9 Hoima Western 1 July 2020
10 Entebbe Central 1 July 2022
11 Lira Northern 1 July 2020
12 Kabale Western 1 July 2023
13 Moroto Northern 1 July 2023
14 Nakasongola Central 1 July 2023
15 Wakiso Central 1 July 2023
16 Soroti Eastern 1 July 2020
Cities and towns
Abim – 17,400
Adjumani – 43,022
Alebtong – 15,100
Amolatar – 14,800
Amuria – 5,400
Amuru
Apac – 14,503
Arua – 62,657
Bombo – 26,370
Budaka – 23,834
Bugembe – 41,323
Bugiri – 29,013
Buikwe – 16,633
Bukedea – 13,900
Bukomansimbi – 9,900 (2012)
Bukungu – 19,033 (2013)
Buliisa – 28,100
Bundibugyo – 21,600
Busembatya – 15,700
Bushenyi – 41,063
Busia – 55,958
Busolwe – 16.730
Butaleja – 19,519
Buwenge – 22,074
Buyende – 23,039
Dokolo – 19,810
Elegu – 5,000 (2012)
Entebbe – 69,958
Fort Portal – 54,275
Gombe, Butambala – 15,196
Gulu – 152,276
Hima – 29,700
Hoima – 100,625
Ibanda – 31,316
Iganga – 53,870
Isingiro – 29,721
Jinja – 72,931
Kaabong – 23,900
Kabale – 49,667
Kaberamaido – 3,400
Kabuyanda – 16,325
Kabwohe – 20,300
Kagadi – 22,813
Kakinga – 22,151
Kakira – 32,819
Kakiri – 19,449
Kalangala – 5,200
Kaliro – 16,796
Kalisizo – 32,700
Kalongo – 15,000
Kalungu
Kampala – 1,659,600
Kamuli – 17,725
Kamwenge – 19,240
Kanoni
Kanungu – 15,138
Kapchorwa – 12,900
Kasese – 101,679
Katakwi – 8,400
Kayunga – 26,588
Kibaale – 7,600
Kibingo – 15,918
Kiboga – 19,591
Kihiihi – 20,349
Kira – 313,761
Kiruhura – 14,300 (2012)
Kiryandongo – 31,610
Kisoro – 17,561
Kitgum – 44,604
Koboko – 37,825
Kotido – 22,900
Kumi – 36,493[3]
Kyazanga – 15,531
Kyegegwa – 18,729
Kyenjojo – 23,467
Kyotera – 9,000
Lira – 99,059
Lugazi – 39,483
Lukaya – 24,250
Luweero – 42,734
Lwakhakha – 10,700
Lwengo – 15,527
Lyantonde – 8,900
Malaba – 18,228
Manafwa – 15,800
Masaka – 103,829
Masindi – 94,622
Masindi Port – 10,400 (2009)
Masulita – 14,762
Matugga – 15,000 (2010)
Mayuge – 17,151
Mbale – 92,863
Mbarara – 195,013
Mitooma
Mityana – 48,002
Moroto – 14,818
Moyo – 23,700
Mpigi – 44,274
Mpondwe – 51,018
Mubende – 46,921
Mukono – 161,996
Mutukula – 15,000 (2009)
Nagongera – 11,800
Nakaseke – 8,600
Nakapiripirit – 2,800
Nakasongola – 7,800
Namayingo – 15,741
Namayumba – 15,205[4]
Namutumba – 18,736
Nansana – 144,441
Nebbi – 34,975
Ngora – 15,086
Njeru – 159,549
Nkokonjeru – 14,000
Ntungamo – 18,854
Oyam – 14,500
Pader – 14,080
Paidha – 33,426
Pakwach – 22,360
Pallisa – 32,681
Rakai – 7,000
Rukungiri – 36,509
Rwimi – 16,256
Sanga – 5,200 (2012)
Sembabule – 4,800
Sironko – 18,884
Soroti – 49,452
Ssabagabo – 282,664
Tororo – 41,906
Wakiso – 60,911
Wobulenzi – 27,027
Yumbe – 35,606
How many big cities are in Uganda?
Uganda has 1 cities with more than a million people, 2 cities with between 100,000 and 1 million people, and 62 cities with between 10,000 and 100,000 people. The largest city in Uganda is Kampala, with a population of people.
Which is the largest city in Uganda?
Kampala
Kampala, Uganda’s Capital and Largest City.