Kampala

American  

[kahm-pah-luh, kam-] / kɑmˈpɑ lə, kæm- /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Uganda, in the S part.

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Kampala British  

/ kæmˈpɑːlə /

noun

1. the capital and largest city of Uganda, in Central region on Lake Victoria: Makerere University (1961). Pop: 1 208 544 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

After a few months in the refugee settlement, Bior moved in with relatives in Kampala, Uganda’s capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"Cargo takes an average of 80 hours to move from Mombasa to Malaba and more than 100 hours to reach Kampala," the Ugandan capital, Ruto said.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Born in Western Uganda, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Uganda’s Makerere University, Kampala, majoring in literature and English language studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Museveni took up arms after a rigged election in 1980 and led a guerrilla insurgency known as the Ugandan Bush War that finally captured Kampala in 1986.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Salva flew in a jet to New York City, another one to Amsterdam, and a third to Kampala in Uganda.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park