Kira Town - Population

Population

Kira Town is the largest municipality in Uganda, by population. The town is the second-largest urban center in the country, after Kampala, the national capital, and the largest metropolitan area in the country. The last national census in 2002 estimated Kira’s population to be 140,774 people, of whom 67,222 (47.8%) were males and 73,548 (52.2%) were females. The 2002 census gave the following figures for each of the six wards:


2002 Kira Town Population Census
Number Ward Males Females Total
1 Bweyogerere 17,547 20,094 37,641
2 Kimwaanyi 3,541 3,267 6,808
3 Kira 5,687 5,265 10,952
4 Kireka 25,281 28,728 54,008
5 Kirinnya 7,322 7,892 15,214
6 Kyaliwajjala 7,844 8,302 16,151
7 Total 67,222 73,548 140,774

In 2011, the Uganda Bureau of Statitistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town had increased to about 179,800. In 2012, the Kira Town planner estimated the town's population at 300,000 and growing.

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