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ARUA

Northern Region · UGANDA (UG) · 3.02°N / 30.91°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 235,039

Arua is a city in Uganda with a population of 72,400. It sits at 3.02/30.91, runs on Africa/Kampala, is 19 km from Aru.

Population 72,400
Place Type District Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Kampala

All facts

fields
Country
Uganda
Subdivision
Northern Region
Coords
3.02°N / 30.91°E
UTC offset
+3
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km
SW Aru Ituri 45,516 19.1 km
N Maracha Northern Region 0 28.1 km
N Koboko Northern Region 64,500 43.9 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Arua?
72,400 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Arua in?
Africa/Kampala.
Which country is Arua in?
Uganda (UG).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/235039

{
  "data": {
    "id": 235039,
    "name": "Arua",
    "ascii_name": "Arua",
    "country_code": "UG",
    "population": 72400,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Kampala",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 3.02013,
    "longitude": 30.91105
  }
}
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