| Official Name: | Mbale |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Regions |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Uganda |
| Subdivision Type2: | Subregion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bugisu sub-region |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mutwalibi Mafabi Zandya[1] |
| Leader Title1: | Posted Sunday, |
| Population As Of: | 2014 Census |
| Population Total: | 96189 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 1.0806°N 34.175°W |
| Elevation M: | 1156 |
| Blank Name: | (+256) 045 |
Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region.[2]
Mbale is approximately 225km (140miles) northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, on an all-weather tarmac highway. The city lies at an average elevation of 1156m (3,793feet) above sea level.[3]
The coordinates of the city are 1°04'50.0"N, 34°10'30.0"E (Latitude:1.080556; Longitude:34.175000). The city is on the railway from Tororo to Pakwach. Mount Elgon, one of the highest peaks in East Africa, is approximately, north-east of Mbale, by road.
According to the 2002 census, the population of Mbale was about 71,130. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 81,900. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 91,800.[4] The 2014 population census put the population at 96,189.[5]
Mbale was formally linked with the town of Pontypridd, Wales through local and regional twinning ceremonies in 2005. The link was intended to associate professionals and organizations in Pontypridd with their counterparts in Africa, under the auspices of the charity known as the Partnerships Overseas Networking Trust.[6]
The following points of interest lie within the city limits or close to its borders:
In 2019 the Cabinet of Uganda, resolved to award Mbale, city status effective July 2021.[8] In November of the same year, Cabinet revised the date of city status to 1 July 2020.[9]
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Ugandan accountant, lawyer, and politician. He represents Budadiri County West in Sironko District in the Parliament of Uganda. From May 2011 until January 2014, he was the leader of the opposition.
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