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LIRA

Northern Region · UGANDA (UG) · 2.25°N / 32.90°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 230,166

Lira is a city in Uganda with a population of 119,323. It sits at 2.25/32.90, runs on Africa/Kampala, is 20 km from Kole.

Population 119,323
Place Type District Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Kampala

All facts

fields
Country
Uganda
Subdivision
Northern Region
Coords
2.25°N / 32.90°E
UTC offset
+3
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km
NW Kole Northern Region 0 20.0 km
E Alebtong Northern Region 0 39.5 km
SE Dokolo Northern Region 23,700 49.7 km

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Lira?
119,323 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Lira in?
Africa/Kampala.
Which country is Lira in?
Uganda (UG).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/230166

{
  "data": {
    "id": 230166,
    "name": "Lira",
    "ascii_name": "Lira",
    "country_code": "UG",
    "population": 119323,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Kampala",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 2.2499,
    "longitude": 32.89985
  }
}
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