Arua

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Arua

Total population

62,657

Elevation1195 m

Coordinates3.02°, 30.91°

Demographic figures from Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Arua is a city and commercial centre within the Arua District in the Northern Region of Uganda.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Phill Lewis

American actor, comedian and director (born 1968)

Joel Okuyo Atiku

Ugandan actor, model, photographer and lecturer

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Mukesh Shukla

Ugandan Businessman

Muhammad Shaban

Ugandan association football player

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Ismail Ogama

Ugandan politician

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Kassiano Wadri

Ugandan politician

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Gadi Ado

Ugandan athlete

Leni Shida

Ugandan sprinter

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Bernard Agele

South Sudanese association football player

S

Scovia Ayikoru

Ugandan sprinter

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Tina Drazu

Ugandan commercial pilot

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Lilian Ajio

Ugandan netball player

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Neil Harris

Italian book historian (born 1957)

Rogers Mato

Ugandan footballer

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Sadat Anaku

Ugandan footballer

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Tom Brian Angurini

Ugandan Journalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Northern

• Ovujo
  14.7 mi away
• Uleppi
  19.2 mi away
• Dubayi
  19.6 mi away
• Koboko
  27 mi away
• Okollo
  30.3 mi away
• Zombo
  35.2 mi away
• Migoro
  37.2 mi away
• Yumbe
  38.5 mi away
• African Quarters
  39 mi away
• Moyo
  71.1 mi away
• Kole
  136.8 mi away
• Achol-Pii
  154.9 mi away

Browse all places in Northern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Arua

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Asthma Plant

Euphorbia hirta

Seen 2026-05-11

White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

Seen 2026-04-29

Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Seen 2026-04-29

common lantana

Lantana camara

Seen 2026-04-28

Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Seen 2026-04-24

Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Estrilda paludicola

Seen 2026-04-24

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

Seen 2026-04-22

Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Seen 2026-04-18

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Seen 2026-04-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).