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Kole

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Air quality index

41Good
Elevation1100 m
Coordinates2.43°, 32.80°

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

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City facts

Elevation
1100 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kole is a town in Northern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Kole District. The district is named after the town.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
2.4283
Longitude
32.8010
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
41
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
18
NO₂ (µg/m³)
9.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Spur-winged Goose
    Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Common Bellboy
    Zenonia zeno (Trimen, 1864) · Insecta
    1
  • Straw-coloured fruit bat
    Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia
    1
  • common warthog
    Phacochoerus africanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Mammalia
    1
  • Bells hinge-back tortoise
    Kinixys belliana Gray, 1831 · Testudines
    1
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • lion
    Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    1
  • Emilia discifolia (Oliv.) C.Jeffrey
    Emilia discifolia (Oliv.) C.Jeffrey · Magnoliopsida
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

D
Dickson Ogwang Okul
Lango Paramount Chief
F
Fred Ebil
Ugandan politician
O
Opio Samuel Acuti
Ugandan politician
O
Ocen Peter Akalo
Ugandan Politician
A
Acheng Sandra
Ugandan politician
O
Okot Boniface Henry
Ugandan politician

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

Nearby places in Northern

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Geography & sun

Elevation
3,652 ft (1113 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.87
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,141

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
31
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kole

Participation, gender and politics in institutions of rural reform
Kole Ahmed Shettima · 1996
Birds in their habitats
Ian Fraser · 2018

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Morgan's Sphinx
Morgan's Sphinx
Xanthopan morganii
Seen 2026-05-25
Giant Leaf Katydid
Giant Leaf Katydid
Arantia fasciata
Seen 2026-05-21
Common Warthog
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Seen 2025-06-27

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library