City profile · Uganda · Africa
Mbarara
City population
221,300
#6
in Uganda
#1
in Western Region
#2,607
worldwide
-0.605, 30.649 · 238 km from Kampala
About Mbarara
Mbarara is a city in Western Region, Uganda with a population of 221,300. It is the 6th largest of the 141 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uganda, and the 2,607th largest worldwide. It lies 238 km from Kampala.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 51
Elevation
1,422 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kampala
Coordinates
-0.605, 30.649
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.