Businesses in Kira Town

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kira Town

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Apartments	49
Education	33
Shopping other	26
Shopping	25
Restaurants	19
Churches	19
Other accommodation	19
Corporate management	18
Bars, pubs and taverns	15
Hardware store	14
Hotels and motels	13
Hospitals	13
Real estate	12
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12

Kira Town Facts

Area	47.7 km²
Population	152,035
Male Population	71,248 (46.9%)
Female Population	80,787 (53.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+3777.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+527.6%
Median Age	15.9 years (Male: 15, Female: 16.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$6,590 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	0.39667, 32.63806

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Kira Town Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,921	12,334	24,224	79,356	152,035	201,346	256,054
Population Density	82.2 / km²	258.6 / km²	508 / km²	1,664.1 / km²	3,188.2 / km²	4,222.2 / km²	5,369.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Kira Town Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 527.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kira Town	+3777.5%	+1132.6%	+527.6%
Uganda	—	—	—

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

Kira Town Median Age

Median Age: 15.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kira Town	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)

Kira Town Population Density

Population Density: 3,188 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kira Town	152,035	47.7 km²	3,188 / 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

Kira Town Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1970 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kira Town

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

Kira Town Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,481	$2,951	$2,630	$3,012	$5,573	$6,212	$6,555	$6,590
Total GDP	$1.2B	$1.8B	$1.9B	$2.5B	$5.4B	$7B	$8.4B	$8.9B

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

Kira Town CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kira Town	53,978 tn	0.36 tn	1,131.9 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

Kira Town CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	53,978 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.36 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,131.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2.5)

* 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
12/27/10	10:10 PM	4.5	81.3 km	10,000 m	Lake Victoria region, Uganda	usgs.gov
8/11/90	2:34 AM	4.5	59.2 km	33,000 m	Lake Victoria region, Uganda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kira Town

Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda, is the country's second-largest city by population. It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government within Wakiso District.

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