KISORO

Western Region · UGANDA (UG) · 1.29°S / 29.68°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 230,993

Kisoro is a city in Uganda with a population of 17,700. It sits at -1.29/29.68, runs on Africa/Kampala, is 20 km from Kinigi.

Population 17,700

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Kampala

All facts

fields

Country: Uganda
Subdivision: Western Region
Coords: 1.29°S / 29.68°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Kinigi Northern Province 14,523 20.3 km

NE Rubanda Western Region 22,800 20.9 km

S Musanze Northern Province 153,368 24.4 km

NW Rutshuru North Kivu 82,680 28.7 km

SW Mukingo Northern Province 15,695 31.6 km

SW Busogo Northern Province 28,264 34.1 km

E Kabale Western Region 53,200 34.2 km

N Kanungu Western Region 16,600 38.1 km

SW Mukamira Western Province 19,021 41.7 km

N Ntungamo Western Region 16,915 44.6 km

Air access

nearby

RHG

Ruhengeri Airport

Small airport

24.1 km

FZNC

Rutshuru Airport

Small airport

32.6 km

FZNB

Katale Airport

Small airport

34.7 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kisoro?: 17,700 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kisoro in?: Africa/Kampala.
Which country is Kisoro in?: Uganda (UG).
Which airport serves Kisoro?: Ruhengeri Airport (RHG).
How far is Kisoro from Kampala?: About 368 km.
Does Kisoro have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Uganda?: English.
What currency is used in Uganda?: Uganda Shilling.
How many cities are in Uganda?: 212 on record.
Which admin region is Kisoro in?: Western Region.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/230993

{
  "data": {
    "id": 230993,
    "name": "Kisoro",
    "ascii_name": "Kisoro",
    "country_code": "UG",
    "population": 17700,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Kampala",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -1.28538,
    "longitude": 29.68497
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.2x the population of Kinigi.
20 km from Kinigi.
Same timezone (Africa/Kampala) as 211 other cities in Uganda.