Western Uganda
The Western Region of Uganda is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the Western region's population was 8,874,862.Tap on the map to travel |
Popular Destinations
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is in Western Uganda.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park is a Ugandan national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Rwenzori Mountains.
Mbarara
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Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala.
Destinations
Kisoro
The township of Kisoro 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.Queen Elizabeth National Park
Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is in Western Uganda.
Fort Portal
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Fort Portal or Kabarole is a city located in the Western Region of Uganda.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
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Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is in a national park in Western Uganda and the nearest town is 1 Kisoro.
Kabale
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Kabale is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Kabale District, and the district headquarters are located there.
Masindi
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Masindi is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is on the road between Kampala and the Murchison Falls National Park.
Kibale Forest National Park
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Kibale Forest National Park is situated in Western Uganda, near the town of Fort Portal, and is famed for its chimpanzees.
Hoima
Hoima is a city in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Hoima District.Lake Mburo National Park
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Lake Mburo National Park is in Western Uganda. Lake Mburo National Park…
Lake Bunyonyi
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Lake Bunyonyi is a charming lake dotted with little islands in Western Uganda.
Western Uganda
- Type: State with 6,420,000 residents
- Description: region of Uganda
- Categories: region of Uganda and locality
- Location: Uganda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude of centre
-0.6547° or 0° 39' 17" southLongitude of centre
30.6721° or 30° 40' 20" eastPopulation
6,420,000Elevation
1,409 metres (4,623 feet)OpenStreetMap ID
node 4345081630OpenStreetMap Feature
place=stateGeoNames ID
8260675Wikidata ID
Q2559188Western Uganda Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- 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
- English: Western Region, Uganda
- English: Western Region
- English: Western Region of Uganda
- Esperanto: Okcidenta regiono de Ugando
- French: Ouest
- French: Ouganda occidental
- Georgian: დასავლეთის რეგიონი
- German: Western Region
- German: Western Region (Uganda)
- German: Westuganda
- Greek: Δυτική Ουγκάντα
- Indonesian: Region Barat, Uganda
- Indonesian: Region Barat
- Italian: Regione 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: Western
- Norwegian Bokmål: Western
- Persian: استان غربی، اوگاندا
- Polish: Region Zachodni
- Portuguese: Região Oeste
- Portuguese: Uganda Ocidental
- Russian: Западная
- Russian: Западная область
- Slovak: Západný región
- Slovenian: Western Region
- Slovenian: Zahodna Uganda
- Slovenian: Zahodna regija
- Spanish: Región Occidental
- Spanish: Región Occidental, Uganda
- 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
- Regione Occidentale
- Uganda occidentale
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