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Mbale

Eastern Africa

Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda, serving as the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbale District and the wider sub-region around it.

Facts
Population
586,300 1
Founding Year
1903 2
Founding Year
1903 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
1143 1
Latitude
1.07119 degrees north 1
Longitude
34.174951 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
Sources
1. Mbale (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 586,300 (2024)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 1.07119, longitude 34.174951
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1143 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 586300 (2024)
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2. Mbale (Wikipedia)
  • History
    Semei Kakungulu: a General from Kooki, who established Mbale Town in 1903
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Mbale - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 229278
    1.08209 34.17503 P PPLA2 UG E 87 7732232 8658325 111300 1125 Africa/Kampala
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1125 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 1.25, 34.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 1.25, 34.25
1.25 34.25 Am
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