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In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of
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In 2002, the national population census estimated the population of
Mpondwe at 12,050. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 16,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 16,700. The national census in August 2014 put the population at 51,131.
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986:Business Daily Africa
327:Historical population
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1358:Lake Edward
1012:. Entebbe:
824:. Kampala:
741:Google Maps
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684:Google Maps
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272:Fort Portal
85: /
1463:Categories
993:25 January
928:New Vision
872:25 January
839:25 January
792:New Vision
770:25 January
717:25 January
690:25 January
663:25 January
566:25 January
533:References
517:Rwenzururu
314:Population
153:Population
128:sub-region
126:Rwenzururu
121:Sub-region
73:29°43′30″E
70:00°02′24″N
1226:Transport
1126:Kikorongo
1085:Capital:
989:. Nairobi
960:. Kampala
931:. Kampala
902:. Kampala
795:. Kampala
679:"Mpondwe"
600:. Kampala
227:June 2023
167:Time zone
145:Elevation
1024:18 April
964:18 April
935:3 August
906:18 April
624:BBC News
511:See also
436:and the
304:Bunagana
286:Overview
250:Location
134:District
1169:Economy
1136:Mpondwe
1131:Kilembe
1116:Kasenyi
738:(Map).
708:(Map).
681:(Map).
654:(Map).
604:8 March
486:7. The
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386:+206.2%
276:Kampala
258:(DRC).
199:History
185:Mpondwe
98:Country
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