Kyazanga | |
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Coordinates: 00°23′11″S31°19′07″E / 0.38639°S 31.31861°E | |
Country | Uganda |
Region | Central Region of Uganda |
District | Lwengo District |
Elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
Population (2014 Census) | |
• Total | 15,531 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Kyazanga is a town council in the Lwengo District of the Central Region of Uganda. [2]
Kyazanga is approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi), by road, west of Masaka on the all-weather highway between Masaka and Mbarara. [3] The coordinates of the town are 0°23'11.0"S, 31°19'07.0"E (Latitude:-0.386389; Longitude:31.318611). [4]
The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (As). [5] [6]
Climate data for Kyazanga (altitude: 1300m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26 (79) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.5 (79.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.6 (69.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.1 (59.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 14 (57) | 14.6 (58.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 14.8 (58.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) | 52 (2.0) | 97 (3.8) | 124 (4.9) | 90 (3.5) | 20 (0.8) | 18 (0.7) | 49 (1.9) | 81 (3.2) | 93 (3.7) | 106 (4.2) | 69 (2.7) | 847 (33.3) |
Source: Climate-Data.org [5] |
Climate data for Kyazanga (altitude: 1241m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26 (79) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.8 (80.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.9 (69.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | 15 (59) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 15.3 (59.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.7 (56.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.0 (59.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) | 53 (2.1) | 96 (3.8) | 123 (4.8) | 89 (3.5) | 19 (0.7) | 18 (0.7) | 48 (1.9) | 81 (3.2) | 92 (3.6) | 105 (4.1) | 68 (2.7) | 840 (33) |
Source: Climate-Data.org [6] |
The 2014 national population census put he population of Kyazanga at 15,531. [1]
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