Iganga

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Iganga

Air quality index

77Moderate

Elevation1120 m

Coordinates0.62°, 33.48°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Iganga is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Iganga District.

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

T

Timothy Batabaire

footballer

Ronald Musagala

Ugandan middle- and long-distance runner

M

Mary Okwakol

former Vice Chancellor of Busitema University

L

Leah Kalanguka

Ugandan model

W

Waswa Balunywa

Ugandan business scholar, manager and academic

Kiiza Andrew Namitego Kaluya

Ugandan politician

L

Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza

Ugandian lawyer, Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda

E

Elizabeth Mwesigwa

Ugandan para-badminton player (born 1992)

N

Nancy Kalembe

Ugandan politician

Halid Lwaliwa

Ugandan footballer

D

Dan Wagaluka

Ugandan footballer

M

Martha Kazungu

Ugandan curator and Art Historian

Fred Bwiino Kyakulaga

Ugandan politician

B

Bakali Magunda

Ugandan association footballer

I

Isaac Wagoina

Ugandan association footballer

T

Tracy Mirembe

Ugandan Musical Artist

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

Nearby places in Eastern

• Namatumba
  20.8 mi away
• Manafwa
  59.6 mi away
• Stafylos
  2728.5 mi away
• Myli
  2730.6 mi away
• Patitiri
  2730.7 mi away
• Panormos
  2731.2 mi away
• Alonnisos (Chora)
  2731.3 mi away
• Neo Klima
  2733.4 mi away
• Mourtero
  2734.2 mi away
• Agioi Theodoroi
  2734.8 mi away · pop. 318
• Klima
  2735.1 mi away
• Gavriani
  2735.7 mi away · pop. 147

Browse all places in Eastern →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

African tulip tree

Spathodea campanulata

Seen 2025-08-20

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2025-07-12

Mexican sunflower

Tithonia diversifolia

Seen 2024-12-29

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Seen 2023-02-15

Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Seen 2023-02-15

Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Seen 2023-02-15

Zebra Pyrale

Zebronia phenice

Seen 2021-12-01

Dotted Sable

Bocchoris inspersalis

Seen 2021-11-24

Four-toed Hedgehog

Atelerix albiventris

Seen 2021-09-14

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