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Kitagata, Uganda Facts

Area	45.4 km²
Population	20,534
Male Population	9,588 (46.7%)
Female Population	10,946 (53.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+91.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+24.9%
Median Age	15.9 years (Male: 15, Female: 16.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,414 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-0.67250, 30.15667

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Kitagata, Uganda Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	10,709	13,915	16,443	20,488	20,534	21,423	22,105
Population Density	235.7 / km²	306.2 / km²	361.9 / km²	450.9 / km²	451.9 / km²	471.5 / km²	486.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Kitagata, Uganda Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 24.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kitagata, Uganda	+91.7%	+47.6%	+24.9%
Uganda	—	—	—

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

Kitagata, Uganda Median Age

Median Age: 15.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kitagata, Uganda	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)

Kitagata, Uganda Population Density

Population Density: 452 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kitagata, Uganda	20,534	45.4 km²	452 / 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

Kitagata, Uganda Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 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

Kitagata, Uganda Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$602	$697	$826	$1,108	$1,381	$1,307	$1,323	$1,414
Total GDP	$12.2M	$15.8M	$20.7M	$29.5M	$38.9M	$38.7M	$41.7M	$45.5M

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

Kitagata, Uganda CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kitagata, Uganda	5,132 tn	0.25 tn	113 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

Kitagata, Uganda CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	5,132 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.25 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	113 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
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	78.4 km	10,000 m	16km SSE of Kasese, Uganda	usgs.gov
8/5/19	9:37 AM	4.4	78.7 km	10,000 m	18km W of Ntungamo, Uganda	usgs.gov
2/12/19	5:38 PM	3.9	86.7 km	10,000 m	39km SW of Kilembe, Uganda	usgs.gov
9/2/18	5:52 AM	3.8	74.4 km	10,000 m	41km NNW of Ntungamo, Uganda	usgs.gov
7/30/17	7:02 AM	5.3	65.1 km	10,000 m	40km WNW of Rubirizi, Uganda	usgs.gov
4/10/17	8:17 AM	4.5	66.2 km	15,080 m	35km WNW of Rubirizi, Uganda	usgs.gov
6/11/16	1:05 AM	4	79.8 km	10,000 m	39km NW of Ntungamo, Uganda	usgs.gov
11/25/15	9:38 AM	4.7	73.9 km	10,000 m	47km WNW of Rubirizi, Uganda	usgs.gov
2/13/15	8:35 AM	4.4	67.3 km	10,000 m	48km W of Rubirizi, Uganda	usgs.gov
11/20/14	11:56 PM	4.4	84.7 km	10,000 m	51km SSE of Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kitagata, Uganda

Kitagata is a town in Western Uganda. It is one of the urban centers in Sheema District.

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