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Western Uganda

The Western Region of Uganda is one of four regions in the country of . As of 2014 census, the Western region's population was 8,874,862.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Rwenzori Mountains National Park.

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is in Western Uganda. Bwindi forest is the most popular national park in Uganda. It is famous for viewing mountain gorillas in the wild. The park is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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is a and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the . Almost 1,000 km2 in size, the park has Africa's third highest mountain peak and many waterfalls, lakes, and .

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City is a city in the Western Region of and the second largest city in Uganda after . The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, , Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakayojo Division.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Kisoro and Queen Elizabeth National Park.

The township of only has about 18,000 inhabitants living in the town proper, but there are more than a quarter of a million in its district, mostly eking out a living as subsistence farmers on low incomes.

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is in Western Uganda. The park covers an area of over 774 sq mi between Lake Edward and Lake George, around the Kasinge Channel connecting the two.

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formerly Kabarole is a city located in the Western Region of . It is the seat of both and historically of the Tooro Kingdom.

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is a town of 102,000 people in Western Uganda. The city is a gateway to the and to .

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is a national park in Western Uganda and the nearest town is 1 . It is one of the only four national parks that protect the mountain gorillas.

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is situated in Western Uganda, near the town of , and is famed for its chimpanzees. The park is famous for its chimpanzees, and many people come here for chimp tracking.

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City is a city in the Western Region of . It is the main city of , and the district headquarters are located at Makanga hills. It is sometimes nicknamed "Kastone" as in the local Rukiga language, a "kabale" is a small stone.

is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of District. It is also the location of the palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro.

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is a town in the Western Region of . It is on the road between and the . It is the site of the headquarters of the .

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is in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District, Western Uganda.

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is a charming lake dotted with little islands in Western Uganda. The terraced landscape and vibrant colours make it almost cartoonish.

Western Uganda

Latitude of center
-0.6547° or 0° 39′ 17″ south
Longitude of center
30.6721° or 30° 40′ 20″ east
Population
6,420,000
Elevation
1,409 metres (4,623 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4345081630
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
8260675
Wiki­data ID
Q2559188
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Western Uganda” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المنطقة الغربية”
  • Armenian: “Արեւմտյան մարզ”
  • Armenian: “Արևմտյան ռեգիոն”
  • Armenian: “Ուգանդայի Արևմտյան մարզ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qərb bölgəsi”
  • Belarusian: “Заходняя вобласьць”
  • Cebuano: “Western Region”
  • Chinese: “Sai-pō͘ Chiu”
  • Chinese: “西部区”
  • Chinese: “西部區”
  • Dutch: “Western”
  • Esperanto: “Okcidenta regiono de Ugando”
  • French: “Ouest”
  • French: “Ouganda occidental”
  • Galician: “Rexión Oeste”
  • Georgian: “დასავლეთის რეგიონი”
  • German: “Western Region (Uganda)”
  • German: “Western Region”
  • German: “Westuganda”
  • Greek: “Δυτική Ουγκάντα”
  • Indonesian: “Region Barat, Uganda”
  • Indonesian: “Region Barat”
  • Italian: “Regione occidentale”
  • Italian: “Regione Occidentale”
  • Italian: “Uganda occidentale”
  • Japanese: “西部地域”
  • Korean: “서부주”
  • Kurdish: “Herêma Rojava, Ûganda”
  • Kurdish: “Herêma Rojava”
  • Maori: “Rohe-ki-te-uru, Ukānga”
  • Maori: “Rohe-ki-te-uru”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sai-pō͘ Chiu (Uganda)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sai-pō͘ Chiu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Western (Regiuun uun Uganda)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Western”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Western”
  • Norwegian: “Western”
  • Persian: “استان غربی، اوگاندا”
  • Polish: “Region Zachodni”
  • Portuguese: “Região Oeste”
  • Portuguese: “Uganda Ocidental”
  • Russian: “Западная область”
  • Russian: “Западная”
  • Slovak: “Západný región”
  • Slovenian: “Western Region”
  • Slovenian: “Zahodna regija”
  • Slovenian: “Zahodna Uganda”
  • Spanish: “Región Occidental, Uganda”
  • Spanish: “Región Occidental”
  • Swahili: “Mkoa wa Magharibi”
  • Turkish: “Batı Bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Західна область (Уганда)”
  • Ukrainian: “Західна область”
  • Urdu: “مغربی علاقہ، یوگنڈا”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Uganda”
  • Zulu: “Western Region, Yuganda”
  • Zulu: “Western Region”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Western Uganda”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.