Kiryandongo
title: "Kiryandongo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kiryandongo-district", "bunyoro-sub-region", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley", "populated-places-in-western-region,-uganda"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiryandongo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| official_name | Kiryandongo |
| other_name | Kiryandongo Municipality |
| native_name | Bweyale |
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| pushpin_map | Uganda |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Uganda |
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| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Region of Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Bunyoro sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Kiryandongo District |
| leader_title | Mayor |
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| unit_pref | Imperial |
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| population_as_of | 2024 Census |
| population_total | 58489 |
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| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_m | 1100 |
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Kiryandongo is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kiryandongo District.
Location
Kiryandongo is on the main Gulu-Masindi highway, approximately 50 km, by road, north-east of Masindi, the largest town in the Bunyoro sub-region. This is approximately 225 km, by road, north-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 1°57'09.0"N, 32°08'20.0"E (Latitude:1.9525; Longitude:32.1389).
Population
In 2014, the national population census put the population of Kiryandongo at 31,610.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town or close to its borders:
- headquarters of Kiryandongo District administration
- offices of Kiryandongo Town Council
- Kiryandongo central market
- Kiryandongo General Hospital, a 109-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
References
References
- "Road Distance Between Masindi And Kiryandongo With Map". Globefeed.com.
- "Map Showing Kampala And Kiryandongo With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com.
- "Location of Bweyale (Kiryandongo) At Google Maps".
- (29 November 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]].
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