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Arua
City population
72,400
#29
in Uganda
#4
in Northern Region
#7,948
worldwide
3.020, 30.911 · 353 km from Kampala
About Arua
Arua is a city in Northern Region, Uganda with a population of 72,400. It is the 29th largest of the 141 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uganda, and the 7,948th largest worldwide. It lies 353 km from Kampala.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 18
Elevation
1,215 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kampala
Coordinates
3.020, 30.911
Record updated
2024-12-02
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 141 in UgandaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.