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Kanungu
City population
16,600
#125
in Uganda
#45
in Western Region
#29,235
worldwide
-0.958, 29.790 · 341 km from Kampala
About Kanungu
Kanungu is a city in Western Region, Uganda with a population of 16,600. It is the 125th largest of the 141 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uganda, and the 29,235th largest worldwide. It lies 341 km from Kampala.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#45of 51
Coordinates
-0.958, 29.790
Record updated
3 February 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.