Mbarara is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in the country after Kampala, divided into six boroughs: Kakoba, Kamukuzi, Nyamitanga, Biharwe, Kakiika and Nyakayojo. It is the main commercial center for most of southwestern Uganda and the seat of its district headquarters. Uganda's cabinet granted Mbarara city status in May 2019, effective from 1 July 2020. The name comes from a colonial mispronunciation of Emburara, a tall grass that once covered the area.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Mbarara (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1901-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 264,425 (2024)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -0.613333, longitude 30.658333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1473 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 264425 (2024)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Mbarara - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 229268
-0.60467 30.64851 P PPLA UG W 52 7732072 8658645 221300 1422 Africa/Kampala
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1422 m
View the Source 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 -0.75, 30.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -0.75, 30.75
-0.75 30.75 Aw
Mbarara (Wikipedia)
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