Fort Portal

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Fort Portal

Total population

54,275

Air quality index

57Moderate

Elevation1480 m

Coordinates0.66°, 30.28°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Fort Portal, formerly Kabarole, is a city located in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and historically of the Tooro Kingdom.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

C

Christine Magnusson

badminton player

Elizabeth Nyabongo

Ugandan politician and Royal

M

Mugenyi Joseph

Ugandan politician

Ruhakana Rugunda

Ugandan politician

Andrew Mwenda

Ugandan journalist

Maggie Kigozi

Ugandan medical doctor, business consultant, educator, and sportswoman

P

Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Rwamuhokya Olimi III

Ugandan diplomat and Omukama (King) of Tooro (1945–1995)

M

Mohamed Muruli

Ugandan boxer

J

John Ruganda

playwright

A

Aziz Azion

Ugandan musician | songwriter | guitarist

E

Edward Rugumayo

Ugandan academic

Christopher Ategeka

Social Entrepreneur

S

Stephen Isabalija

Ugandan academic

B

Barbara Ntambirweki

Ugandan lawyer

C

Crescent Baguma

Manyatta A, also know as Manyatta. it is a constituency in Kisumu County, Kenya.

Peace Mutuuzo

Ugandan politician

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

Nearby places in Western

• Bundibugyo
  15.2 mi away
• Kasese
  36 mi away · pop. 101,679
• Buhuka
  51.4 mi away
• Katerera
  59.5 mi away
• Igorora
  63.4 mi away
• Rubirizi
  65.5 mi away
• Kakumiro
  72.8 mi away
• Bushenyi
  82.9 mi away · pop. 41,063
• Ishaka
  83.4 mi away
• Mbarara
  91.3 mi away · pop. 195,013
• Hoima
  91.5 mi away · pop. 100,625
• Kikingura Trading Centre
  110.8 mi away

Browse all places in Western →

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 Fort Portal

Report on the joint fact finding mission on torture, ill treatment and insecurity in the Rwenzori region of western part or Uganda

Foundation for Human Rights Initiative · 2002

A Heritage of Open Air Square Temple Discovered In Russia

2010

Search results from Open Library.