JINJA

Eastern Region · UGANDA (UG) · 0.44°N / 33.20°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 233,114

Jinja is a city in Uganda with a population of 93,061. It sits at 0.44/33.20, runs on Africa/Kampala, is 2 km from Njeru.

Population 93,061

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Kampala

All facts

fields

Country: Uganda
Subdivision: Eastern Region
Coords: 0.44°N / 33.20°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Njeru Central Region 178,800 2.7 km

NE Bugembe Eastern Region 45,600 6.3 km

NE Kakira Eastern Region 35,800 12.1 km

NE Magamaga Eastern Region 19,500 18.3 km

N Buwenge Eastern Region 24,200 23.6 km

S Kitamilo Central Region 0 24.0 km

SW Buikwe Central Region 18,500 24.2 km

W Lugazi Central Region 128,400 30.6 km

N Luuka Town Eastern Region 0 30.9 km

E Mayuge Eastern Region 20,800 30.9 km

Air access

nearby

JIN

Jinja Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Jinja?: 93,061 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Jinja in?: Africa/Kampala.
Which country is Jinja in?: Uganda (UG).
Which airport serves Jinja?: Jinja Airport (JIN).
How far is Jinja from Kampala?: About 70 km.
Does Jinja 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 Jinja in?: Eastern Region.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/233114

{
  "data": {
    "id": 233114,
    "name": "Jinja",
    "ascii_name": "Jinja",
    "country_code": "UG",
    "population": 93061,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Kampala",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 0.43902,
    "longitude": 33.20317
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.9x smaller than Njeru.
2 km from Njeru.
Same timezone (Africa/Kampala) as 211 other cities in Uganda.