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City profile · Uganda · Africa

Iganga

City population
65,500
#33
in Uganda
#4
in Eastern Region
#8,795
worldwide
KampalaIganga
0.609, 33.469 · 104 km from Kampala
City population
65,500
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Uganda
#33
of 141 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#8,795
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Uganda
0.1%
of the national population

About Iganga

Iganga is a city in Eastern Region, Uganda with a population of 65,500. It is the 33rd largest of the 141 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uganda, and the 8,795th largest worldwide. It lies 104 km from Kampala.

Position in Uganda
#33of 141
LargestSmallest
Position in Eastern Region
#4of 31
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#4of 31
Distance to capital
to Kampala
Elevation
1,128 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kampala
Coordinates
0.609, 33.469
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 Uganda

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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