Browse / Uganda / Northern / Yumbe

Yumbe

Northerncity

No image yet
Elevation986 m
Coordinates3.47°, 31.25°

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

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Overview

Yumbe is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the district headquarters of Yumbe District.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Yumbe is approximately , by road, northeast of Arua, the largest city in the West Nile sub-region. Yumbe is approximately , by road, northwest of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda. The coordinates of the town are 3°27'54.0"N, 31°14'42.0"E (Latitude:3.465000; Longitude:31.245000) Yumbe Town Council sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level.

Read full article on Wikipedia

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
3.4674
Longitude
31.2459
Water area
—
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)
186
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    5
  • Helmeted Guineafowl
    Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    4
  • Foxy Cisticola
    Cisticola troglodytes (Antinori, 1864) · Aves
    4
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • Vinaceous Dove
    Streptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    4
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    4
  • White-crested Turaco
    Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, 1855) · Aves
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2023-11-13

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Northern

Browse all places in Northern →

Geography & sun

Elevation
3,235 ft (986 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.76
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,104

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
103
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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