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Kampala

Eastern Africa

Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda, built across a series of hills near the shore of Lake Victoria. It is the country's leading commercial, administrative and cultural centre. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,797,722 1
Area (sq km)
189 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
1200 1
Latitude
0.31361 degrees north 1
Longitude
32.58111 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Uganda, Countries
Source Kampala (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Uganda, Countries

Kampala is the capital of Uganda.

Source Kampala (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Uganda Radio Network

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Sources
1. Kampala (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    is the capital and largest city of Uganda
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,797,722
  • Lead section
    The city proper has a population of 1,797,722 (2024 census) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa, and Rubaga.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    189
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1,200 m (3,900 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    0.31361°N 32.58111°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    0.31361°N 32.58111°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    0.31361°N 32.58111°E
  • Associated With: Uganda, Infobox, Country
    Uganda
  • Capital Of: Uganda, Lead section, capital fact
    Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Kampala - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 232422
    0.31628 32.58219 P PPLC UG C 37 8644170 8658346 1680600 1223 Africa/Kampala
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1223 m
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3. 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 0.25, 32.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 0.25, 32.75
0.25 32.75 Af
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Wikidata: Kampala
Wikidata Q3894, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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