| Official Name: | Kapchorwa |
| Other Name: | (Kapchorwa Municipality) |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Uganda |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sebei sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kapchorwa District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 12900 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 1.4°N 34.45°W |
| Elevation M: | 1800 |
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.
The town of Kapchorwa is located in the Sebei sub-region, approximately 65km (40miles), by road, northeast of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region.[1] This is approximately 310km (190miles), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] It is also approximately 77km from the Suam Kenya-Uganda Border to the east.The coordinates of the town are 1°24'00.0"N 34°27'00.0"E (latitude:1.4000; longitude: 34.4500).
During the 2002 national population census, Kapchorwa's population was estimated at 8,700. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 12,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 12,900.[3]
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town:
Kapchorwa is a home to some very successful running athletes in the past decade, including gold olympic and world championship medalists, like Joshua Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo and Stephen Kiprotich still living and training there. Due do this fact and the benefits of high altitude for running Kapchorwa is called a "running paradise".[6]