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Nansana

Central Region · Uganda
City population
532,800
#2
in Uganda
#2
in Central Region
#1,059
worldwide
KampalaNansana
0.364, 32.529 · 8 km from Kampala
City population
532,800
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Uganda
#2
of 141 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,059
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Uganda
1.0%
of the national population

About Nansana

Uganda's second-largest city by population, Nansana holds 532,800 residents and accounts for 1% of the national total. It lies 8 km from Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, within a cluster of substantial urban centres: Kyengera (285,400) and Kira (462,900) both sit 8 to 12 km away, part of a wider metropolitan region in the Central Region.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Uganda
#2of 141
LargestSmallest
Position in Central Region
#2of 41
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Uganda
Region
Central Region
Rank in region
#2of 41
Distance to capital
8 km
to Kampala
Elevation
1,218 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kampala
Coordinates
0.364, 32.529
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.

8KMKampala1.68M people8KMKyengera285K people9KMWakiso88K people12KMKasangati208K people12KMKira463K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Nansana533K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Nansana compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Nansana533K

Nansana Population FAQ

What is the population of Nansana?

Nansana has a city population of 532,800. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Nansana?

Nansana is in Central Region, Uganda, 8 km from the capital, Kampala. Its coordinates are 0.364, 32.529.

How big is Nansana compared with other cities in Uganda?

It is the 2nd largest of the 141 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uganda, holding 1.0% of the national population.

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