Rukungiri
title: "Rukungiri" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-western-region,-uganda", "rukungiri-district", "kigezi-sub-region", "western-region,-uganda"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-western-region-uganda" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rukungiri" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| official_name | Rukungiri |
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| pushpin_map | Uganda |
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| 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 | Kigezi sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Rukungiri District |
| leader_title | Mayor |
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| unit_pref | Imperial |
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| population_as_of | 2024 Census |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 43529 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 1640 |
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Rukungiri is a town in Rukungiri District of the Western Region of Uganda. It is the site of the district headquarters.
Geography
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Rukungiri is approximately 80 km north of Kabale, the largest city in the Kigezi sub-region.{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Rukungiri/Kabale/@-0.9478183,29.6667769,9.25z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x19deb88727232873:0xb12d21f57a49f851!2m2!1d29.924903!2d-0.7911388!1m5!1m1!1s0x19dc0de1b5440c5d:0xda36f40463e495df!2m2!1d29.9856157!2d-1.241956!3e0!5i1 |title=Road Distance Between Rukungiri, Uganda And Kabale, Uganda |access-date=3 January 2021}} It is about 115 km, southwest of Mbarara, the largest city in the Western Region of Uganda.
Rukungiri is approximately 381 km, by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Rukungiri/Kampala/@-0.1015024,30.1323039,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19deb88727232873:0xb12d21f57a49f851!2m2!1d29.924903!2d-0.7911388!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Rukungiri, Uganda |access-date=3 January 2021}} The coordinates of the town are 0°47'24.0"S, 29°55'30.0"E (Latitude:-0.7900; Longitude:29.9250).{{google maps|title=Location of Rukungiri, Western Region, Uganda |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B047'24.0%22S+29%C2%B055'30.0%22E/@-0.806135,29.8341076,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |access-date=3 January 2021}}
Overview
Rukungiri is a two-street town surrounded by numerous hills and valleys. Most of the surrounding hills, however, have lost their natural shape because of human activity, most notably agriculture. The town itself is located on a hilltop. In some places, the agricultural terraces on the hills cover them from the foot to peak.
Population
According to the 2002 national census, Rukungiri had 12,765 inhabitants. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 14,400. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 14,700. In 2014, the national population census put the population at 36,509. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 37,200 people.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest are located in or close to the town limits:
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The offices of Rukungiri Town Council
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The offices of Rukungiri District Administration
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Rukungiri central market
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Rukungiri Stadium
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The 51 km Ntungamo–Rukungiri Road ends here.{{cite web |newspaper=Daily Monitor |date=13 November 2015 |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201511131560.html | title=Uganda: Besigye Condemns Museveni On Roads |author=Alfred Tumushabe and Perez Rumanzi |access-date=3 January 2021 |location=Kampala |format=Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com}}
References
References
- Kabanza Ronald. (5 December 2020). "Rukungiri Disappointed as Katumba Fails to Show up for Campaigns". [[Uganda Radio Network]].
- "Road Distance Between Rukungiri, Uganda And Mbarara, Uganda".
- Mutabaazi, Enoch. (16 April 2007). "Rukungiri Town: A Town Weary of Political Battles". Ugpulse.com.
- Uganda Bureau o Statistics. (2011). "Projected Population of Rukungiri In 2002, 2010 And 2011". [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]].
- Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (14 June 2020). "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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