Ntoroko

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

City facts

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Overview

Ntoroko is a town officially known as Kanara Town Council in Ntoroko District Western Uganda. It is one of the four town councils of Ntoroko District the others being Karugutu, Rwebisengo and Kibuku Town Council. Ntoroko is the largest fishing town on the southern Mwitanzige shore. Its located on the Ntoroko bay extending from Kanara Fishing village to the western half of the Ntoroko Peninsula. The peninsular also separates Ntoroko bay from the Muziizi Bay. By Road, Ntoroko town is approximately 84 km Northwest of Fort Portal City, the regional Capital and approximately 79 km via Karugutu, north of Kibuku Town Council the District Capital. Ntoroko/Kanara Town Council is settled by many ethnicities, the largest being;Rwenzori Peoples; Batooro/Batuku, Bakonzo, Bamba, Babwisi. Bunyoro peoples; Bagangaizi, Bagungu and other Banyoro. Alur, Lendu and Ngite. Congolese of the Western Mwitanzige shore; Alur, Gegere, Nande, to mention but a few.

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).

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  19.1 mi away
• Bundibugyo
  40.5 mi away
• Kibaale
  40.6 mi away · pop. 7,600
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  57.5 mi away
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  62.1 mi away · pop. 100,625
• Kasese
  68.3 mi away · pop. 101,679
• Kikingura Trading Centre
  82.5 mi away
• Igorora
  88 mi away
• Katerera
  90 mi away
• Masindi
  92.7 mi away · pop. 94,622
• Bulisa
  95.2 mi away
• Rubirizi
  96.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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Recently spotted species

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Seen 2026-08-04

Northern Red Bishop

Euplectes franciscanus

Seen 2025-07-22

Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Seen 2024-07-08

Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Seen 2024-07-08

Shoebill

Balaeniceps rex

Seen 2024-02-28

Arisaema mildbraedii

Arisaema mildbraedii

Seen 2023-07-14

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

Seen 2023-06-18

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Seen 2023-06-18

Swamp Flycatcher

Muscicapa aquatica

Seen 2021-07-28

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