List of cities and towns in Uganda

This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the population estimates are given.

Map of Uganda
Kampala, Capital of Uganda
Parliament of Uganda, Kampala
Mbarara
Kampala, Capital of Uganda

Twenty largest cities by population

The following population numbers are from the August 2014 national census, as documented in the final report of November 2016, by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).[1]

Rank Name 2014 Census Coordinates
1Kampala1,507,0800°18′49″N 32°34′52″E
2Nansana365,1240°21′50″N 32°31′43″E
3Kira317,1570°23′50″N 32°38′20″E
4Ssabagabo283,2720°14′34″N 32°33′36″E
5Mbarara195,5310°36′48″S 30°39′30″E
6Mukono162,7100°21′36″N 32°45′00″E
7Njeru159,5490°25′52″N 33°08′52″E
8Gulu150,3062°46′54″N 32°17′57″E
9Lugazi114,5240°22′08″N 32°56′25″E
10Masaka103,2270°20′28″S 31°44′10″E
11Kasese101,0650°11′12″N 30°05′17″E
12Hoima100,0991°25′55″N 31°21′09″E
13Lira99,3922°14′50″N 32°54′00″E
14Mityana95,4280°24′02″N 32°02′32″E
15Mubende103,4730°33′27″N 31°23′42″E
16Masindi94,4381°41′01″N 31°43′20″E
17Mbale92,8571°04′50″N 34°10′30″E
18 Jinja76,1880°25′24″N 33°12′24″E
19Entebbe70,2190°03′00″N 32°27′36″E
20Kitgum44,719

3°17′20″N 32°52′40″E

Cities

In May 2019, the Cabinet of Uganda approved the creation of 15 cities, in a phased manner, over the course of the next one to three years, as illustrated in the table below.[2] The 7 of the 15 cities started operations on 1 July 2020 as approved by the Parliament of Uganda in an effort to decongest the capital, Kampala City.

List of Current And Future Cities In Uganda
RankCityRegionEffective Date
1KampalaCentral9 October 1962
2Fort PortalWestern1 July 2020
3AruaNorthern1 July 2020
4GuluNorthern1 July 2020
5Jinja Eastern1 July 2020
6MbararaWestern1 July 2020
7MbaleEastern1 July 2020
8MasakaCentral1 July 2020
9HoimaWestern1 July 2021
10EntebbeCentral1 July 2022
11Lira Northern1 July 2022
12KabaleWestern1 July 2023
13Moroto Northern1 July 2023
14NakasongolaCentral1 July 2023
15Wakiso Central1 July 2023
16 Soroti Eastern 1 July 2023

Cities and towns
  1. Abim - 17,400
  2. Adjumani - 43,022
  3. Alebtong - 15,100
  4. Amolatar - 14,800
  5. Amuria - 5,400
  6. Amuru
  7. Apac - 14,503
  8. Arua - 62,657
  9. Bombo - 26,370
  10. Budaka - 23,834
  11. Bugembe - 41,323
  12. Bugiri - 29,013
  13. Buikwe - 16,633
  14. Bukedea - 13,900
  15. Bukomansimbi - 9,900 (2012)
  16. Bukungu - 19,033 (2013)
  17. Buliisa - 28,100
  18. Bundibugyo - 21,600
  19. Busembatya - 15,700
  20. Bushenyi - 41,063
  21. Busia - 55,958
  22. Busolwe - 16.730
  23. Butaleja - 19,519
  24. Buwenge - 22,074
  25. Buyende - 23,039
  26. Dokolo - 19,810
  27. Elegu - 5,000 (2012)
  28. Entebbe - 69,958
  29. Fort Portal - 54,275
  30. Gombe, Butambala - 15,196
  31. Gulu - 152,276
  32. Hima - 29,700
  33. Hoima - 100,625
  34. Ibanda - 31,316
  35. Iganga - 53,870
  36. Isingiro - 29,721
  37. Jinja - 72,931
  38. Kaabong - 23,900
  39. Kabale - 49,667
  40. Kaberamaido - 3,400
  41. Kabuyanda - 16,325
  42. Kabwohe - 20,300
  43. Kagadi - 22,813
  44. Kakinga - 22,151
  45. Kakira - 32,819
  46. Kakiri - 19,449
  47. Kalangala - 5,200
  48. Kaliro - 16,796
  49. Kalisizo - 32,700
  50. Kalongo - 15,000
  51. Kalungu
  52. Kampala - 1,659,600
  53. Kamuli - 17,725
  54. Kamwenge - 19,240
  55. Kanoni
  56. Kanungu - 15,138
  57. Kapchorwa - 12,900
  58. Kasese - 101,679
  59. Katakwi - 8,400
  60. Kayunga - 26,588
  61. Kibaale - 7,600
  62. Kibingo - 15,918
  63. Kiboga - 19,591
  64. Kihiihi - 20,349
  65. Kira - 313,761
  66. Kiruhura - 14,300 (2012)
  67. Kiryandongo - 31,610
  68. Kisoro - 17,561
  69. Kitgum - 44,604
  70. Koboko - 37,825
  71. Kotido - 22,900
  72. Kumi - 36,493[3]
  73. Kyazanga - 15,531
  74. Kyegegwa - 18,729
  75. Kyenjojo - 23,467
  76. Kyotera - 9,000
  77. Lira - 99,059
  78. Lugazi - 39,483
  79. Lukaya - 24,250
  80. Luweero - 42,734
  81. Lwakhakha - 10,700
  82. Lwengo - 15,527
  83. Lyantonde - 8,900
  84. Malaba - 18,228
  85. Manafwa - 15,800
  86. Masaka - 103,829
  87. Masindi - 94,622
  88. Masindi Port - 10,400 (2009)
  89. Masulita - 14,762
  90. Matugga - 15,000 (2010)
  91. Mayuge - 17,151
  92. Mbale - 92,863
  93. Mbarara - 195,013
  94. Mitooma
  95. Mityana - 48,002
  96. Moroto - 14,818
  97. Moyo - 23,700
  98. Mpigi - 44,274
  99. Mpondwe - 51,018
  100. Mubende - 46,921
  101. Mukono - 161,996
  102. Mutukula - 15,000 (2009)
  103. Nagongera - 11,800
  104. Nakaseke - 8,600
  105. Nakapiripirit - 2,800
  106. Nakasongola - 7,800
  107. Namayingo - 15,741
  108. Namayumba - 15,205[4]
  109. Namutumba - 18,736
  110. Nansana - 144,441
  111. Nebbi - 34,975
  112. Ngora - 15,086
  113. Njeru - 159,549
  114. Nkokonjeru - 14,000
  115. Ntungamo - 18,854
  116. Oyam - 14,500
  117. Pader - 14,080
  118. Paidha - 33,426
  119. Pakwach - 22,360
  120. Pallisa - 32,681
  121. Rakai - 7,000
  122. Rukungiri - 36,509
  123. Rwimi - 16,256
  124. Sanga - 5,200 (2012)
  125. Sembabule - 4,800
  126. Sironko - 18,884
  127. Soroti - 49,452
  128. Ssabagabo - 282,664
  129. Tororo - 41,906
  130. Wakiso - 60,911
  131. Wobulenzi - 27,027
  132. Yumbe - 35,606

References
  1. UBOS (November 2016). "Population of the 20 Largest Urban Centres, 1991 – 2014" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. Draku, Franklin (22 May 2019). "Cabinet Elevates 15 Municipalities To Cities". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (April 2017). "National Population and Housing Census 2014: Area Specific Profiles: Kumi District" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Bureau of Statistics. p. 29. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. UBOS (November 2014). "National Population and Housing Census 2014: Provisional Results: Appendix 3 - Households and Population by Subcounty/ Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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