Kapchorwa
Sign in to savethumb|Kapchorwa Upper belt (Kwoti, Kapenguria) thumb|Flag of Kapchorwa district thumb|Sipi valley in Kapchorwa as seen from Sipi Valley Resort Kapchorwa is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, commercial, and administrative center of Kapchorwa District. Initially, the town of Kapchorwa was known as the Sebei Region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kapchorwa
- Region
- Kapchorwa
- Country
- Uganda
- Population
- 51,200
- Timezone
- Africa/Kampala
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kapchorwa
- Settlement.other_name
- (Kapchorwa Municipality)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kapchorwa.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Uganda
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uganda
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Uganda
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Uganda
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sebei sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Kapchorwa District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024 Census
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Uganda
- Located in
- Kapchorwa District
- Elevation
- 1800
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Kapchorwa District
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Location
- Demographics
- Points of interest
- Running community
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox settlement
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