City profile · Uganda · Africa
Gulu
City population
177,400
#10
in Uganda
#1
in Northern Region
#3,236
worldwide
2.775, 32.299 · 275 km from Kampala
About Gulu
Gulu is a city in Northern Region, Uganda with a population of 177,400. It is the 10th largest of the 141 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uganda, and the 3,236th largest worldwide. It lies 275 km from Kampala.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 18
Elevation
1,104 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kampala
Coordinates
2.775, 32.299
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.