City profile · Uganda · Africa
Jinja
City population
93,061
#24
in Uganda
#2
in Eastern Region
#6,193
worldwide
0.439, 33.203 · 70 km from Kampala
About Jinja
Jinja is a city in Eastern Region, Uganda with a population of 93,061. It is the 24th largest of the 141 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uganda, and the 6,193rd largest worldwide. It lies 70 km from Kampala.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 31
Coordinates
0.439, 33.203
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.