Kasese

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Kasese

Total population

101,679

Elevation1000 m

Coordinates0.17°, 30.09°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kasese is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the capital of Kasese District. Kasese is also the largest town in the Rwenzururu region. At the 2024 census it had an population 133,629. It lies north of Lake George and east of Rwenzori Mountains.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Kiyonga Cwcb

Ugandan politician

Danny Faure

4th President of Seychelles

D

Diaz Kambere

Canadian soccer player

J

James Kazini

Ugandan Army officer (1957–2009)

Joy Doreen Biira

Ugandan Media personnel, trainer, Kenya

Mbadi Wilson Mbasu

Ugandan politician

H

Harriet Mayanja-Kizza

Ugandan academic

Edrisa Lubega

Ugandan footballer (born 1998)

H

Harrison Mutikanga

Ugandan civil engineer and academic

Winnie Kiiza

Ugandan politician, legislator, teacher

M

Musa Baluku

Ugandan militant

S

Sabrina Kitaka

Ugandan physician

E

Eddie Wizzy

Ugandan dancer and choreographer

Kambale Ferigo

Ugandan politician

F

Frank Walusimbi

Ugandan journalist and communications professional

T

Taddeo Bwambale Nyondo

Ugandan author

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

Nearby places in Western

• Katerera
  26.2 mi away
• Rubirizi
  31.1 mi away
• Bundibugyo
  37 mi away
• Igorora
  41.9 mi away
• Ishaka
  49.6 mi away
• Bushenyi
  49.8 mi away · pop. 41,063
• Mbarara
  66.8 mi away · pop. 195,013
• Kibaale
  79.9 mi away · pop. 7,600
• Buhuka
  86.5 mi away
• Rukiga
  88.9 mi away
• Kakumiro
  95.4 mi away
• Kabale
  98.9 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 Kasese

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Seen 2026-08-17

Forest Glade Nymph

Aterica galene

Seen 2026-05-06

Strange-horned Chameleon

Kinyongia xenorhina

Seen 2026-04-11

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Seen 2026-03-11

African leaf butterfly

Kallimoides rumia

Seen 2026-03-02

Montane side-striped chameleon

Trioceros ellioti

Seen 2025-12-29

Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Seen 2025-09-04

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