Kisoro

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title: "Kisoro" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kisoro", "kigezi-sub-region", "kisoro-district", "populated-places-in-western-region,-uganda"] topic_path: "general/kisoro" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisoro" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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subdivision_type2Sub-region
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subdivision_type3District
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subdivision_name4
leader_titleChairman LC5
leader_nameBizimana Abel
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established_date3
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area_total_km2
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area_blank1_sq_mi
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population_blank1_titleEthnicities
population_blank2_titleReligions: Catholics, Protestants, Seventh Day Adventists, Muslims, Pentecostals, Traditionalists
population_density_blank1_sq_mi
timezoneEast Africa Time
coordinates
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Location

Kisoro is approximately 76 km west of Kabale, the largest city in the Kigezi sub-region.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kabale/Kisoro/@-1.2005159,29.6978513,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19dc0de1b5440c5d:0xda36f40463e495df!2m2!1d29.9856157!2d-1.241956!1m5!1m1!1s0x19dc3924f48197e9:0xf091b1adfa613524!2m2!1d29.6904746!2d-1.2834307!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kabale, Uganda And Kisoro, Uganda |access-date=22 August 2021}} This is approximately 484 km, by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the country's largest city.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Kisoro/@-0.8024018,31.4208196,7z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x19dc3924f48197e9:0xf091b1adfa613524!2m2!1d29.6904746!2d-1.2834307!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Kisoro, Uganda With Map |access-date=22 August 2021}} Kisoro is east of Rumangabo and the Virunga Mountains in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The geographical coordinates of Kisoro are 1°17'06.0"S, 29°41'06.0"E (Latitude:-1.2850; Longitude:29.6850).{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B017'06.0%22S+29%C2%B041'06.0%22E/@-1.3008267,29.6609321,4255m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-1.285!4d29.685 |title=Location of Kisoro, Uganda | access-date=22 August 2021}} Kisoro Town Council sits at an average elevation of 1929 m, above mean sea level.

Overview

Kisoro is located under the peaks of the Mufumbiro Mountains, which are part of the Virunga Mountains and home to rare mountain gorillas. The area boasts of mountain scenery, Lake Mutanda, colorful markets, and volcano trekking. It is the nearest town to the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and is an access town for those traveling to Rwanda or the DRC for gorilla tracking in the Volcanoes National Park or the Virunga National Park.{{cite web |title=Overview of Kisoro Town, Uganda |accessdate=7 June 2014 |url=http://www.traveluganda.co.ug/kisoro.asp |last=UTP |publisher=Uganda Travel Planner (UTP) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528000300/http://www.traveluganda.co.ug/kisoro.asp |archivedate=28 May 2014

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of Kisoro at 11,330. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 12,700 in 2010. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 12,900. In 2014, the national population census estimated the population at 17,561.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest are located within the town limits or near its edges:

Photos

References

References

  1. Elevation Maplogs. (22 August 2021). "Worldwide Elevation Finder". Elevation.maplogs.com.
  2. UBOS. "Estimated Population of Kisoro In 2002, 2010 And 2011". [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] (UBOS).
  3. UBOS. (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]] (UBOS).

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