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Mbarara
Western Region, Uganda · Africa
About Mbarara
Mbarara sits on the route: 25 minutes from Kinoni.
Mbarara is in Western Region, Uganda, with about 220,000 people. The nearest town is Kinoni, about 20 km away.
Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakayojo Division. It is the main commercial centre of most of south westernRead more
districts of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters. In May 2019, the Uganda's cabinet granted Mbarara a city status, which started on 1 July 2020. The name of the municipality came from a colonial mispronunciation of Emburara (Hyperemia rufa), a tall grass that previously covered the whole area.
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Mbarara is in Western Region, Uganda, about 20 km from Kinoni.
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- Population
- 221,300
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Uganda
- Region
- Western Region
- Timezone
- Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates
- -0.6047, 30.6485
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