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Rukiga

Westerntown

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Elevation1748 m
Coordinates-1.11°, 30.03°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Western, Uganda, Rukiga is a town. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at -1.114°, 30.033°, Rukiga occupies a equatorial portion of the southern hemisphere. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,815 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Rukiga.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-1.1137
Longitude
30.0329
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,465
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-winged Swamp Warbler
    Bradypterus carpalis Chapin, 1916 · Aves
    415
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    335
  • Gray Crowned-Crane
    Balearica regulorum (E.T.Bennett, 1834) · Aves
    277
  • Greater Swamp Warbler
    Acrocephalus rufescens (Sharpe & Bouvier, 1877) · Aves
    258
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    244
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    230
  • Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    213
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    212

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
25
Largest magnitude
5.2
Largest event
2003-08-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Anne Kansiime
Anne Kansiime
Ugandan actress and comedian
Amama Mbabazi
Amama Mbabazi
Ugandan politician

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

Nearby places in Western

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Geography & sun

Elevation
5,735 ft (1748 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,815

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Rukiga

Runyankore/Rukiga-English Picture Dictionary
Mollynn Mugisha-Otim · 2022

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Laughing Dove
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Seen 2026-08-20
Blue Monkey
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Seen 2026-01-27
Mountain Gorilla
Mountain Gorilla
Gorilla beringei beringei
Seen 2025-11-22
L'Hoest's Monkey
L'Hoest's Monkey
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Seen 2025-11-15
Eastern Chimpanzee
Eastern Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
Seen 2025-10-28
White-necked Raven
White-necked Raven
Corvus albicollis
Seen 2025-08-26
Pied Crow
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Seen 2025-08-26
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Seen 2025-08-26
Friar
Friar
Amauris niavius
Seen 2025-07-27

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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