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JINJA

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

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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

FAQ

3 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).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ 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
  }
}
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