Kampala

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#615

Global Rank

3.7

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

70.7%


Share

Uganda • Africa • Language power

Population
5.3M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
3,436 km² (1,327 mi²)
Density
1,542/km² (3,993/mi²)
GAWC class
7

Primary city Kampala

State / province Central

Language English

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National Capital

National capital of Uganda

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Largest City

Largest metro area in Uganda

Kampala metro area

0.31, 32.58
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Languages of Kampala

Ganda first in Central; 3 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoGanda
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalEnglish
NationalSwahili
SecondarySwahili
English reach, Central
4%
Tier 3 country

Central on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Kampala

#718 by film pedigree · score 1.1 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Florence Kasumba

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#904

Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Entebbe International Airport

Entebbe • 4 - Regional