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Kamwenge Facts

Area	242.9 km²
Population	56,618
Male Population	27,410 (48.4%)
Female Population	29,208 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+546.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+116.4%
Median Age	15.9 years (Male: 15, Female: 16.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,265 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	0.18660, 30.45393

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Kamwenge Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,753	17,485	26,163	47,968	56,618	66,757	77,073
Population Density	36 / km²	72 / km²	107.7 / km²	197.4 / km²	233.1 / km²	274.8 / km²	317.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kamwenge Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 116.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kamwenge	+546.8%	+223.8%	+116.4%
Uganda	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kamwenge Median Age

Median Age: 15.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kamwenge	15.9 yrs	16.8 yrs	15 yrs
Uganda	15.9 yrs	16.8 yrs	15 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kamwenge Population Density

Population Density: 233 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kamwenge	56,618	242.9 km²	233 / km²
Uganda	39.1 million	241,384.6 km²	162 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kamwenge Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kamwenge Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$807	$889	$825	$965	$993	$1,033	$1,259	$1,265
Total GDP	$9.7M	$13.2M	$14.4M	$19.7M	$23.6M	$28.8M	$42M	$44.7M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Kamwenge CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kamwenge	11,375 tn	0.2 tn	46.8 tons/km²
Uganda	8,899,308 tn	0.23 tn	36.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Kamwenge CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	11,375 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.2 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	46.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
8/6/19	4:58 PM	4.6	40.7 km	10,000 m	16km SSE of Kasese, Uganda	usgs.gov
2/12/19	5:38 PM	3.9	84.4 km	10,000 m	39km SW of Kilembe, Uganda	usgs.gov
9/13/18	11:52 PM	4.5	76.2 km	10,000 m	17km SW of Bundibugyo, Uganda	usgs.gov
7/30/17	7:02 AM	5.3	87.2 km	10,000 m	40km WNW of Rubirizi, Uganda	usgs.gov
4/10/17	8:17 AM	4.5	77.2 km	15,080 m	35km WNW of Rubirizi, Uganda	usgs.gov
11/25/15	9:38 AM	4.7	89.7 km	10,000 m	47km WNW of Rubirizi, Uganda	usgs.gov
9/12/15	12:32 PM	4.5	91 km	18,360 m	24km ESE of Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
2/13/15	8:35 AM	4.4	98.6 km	10,000 m	48km W of Rubirizi, Uganda	usgs.gov
10/31/14	1:05 AM	4.5	61.2 km	10,000 m	14km NE of Margherita, Uganda	usgs.gov
9/21/14	10:18 AM	4.4	66.9 km	10,000 m	10km NNW of Fort Portal, Uganda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kamwenge

Kamwenge is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the site of the Kamwenge District headquarters.

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