Ishasha
in Kanungu District of Western Region, Uganda

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-0.766 and 29.653 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -0° 45' 56" and E 29° 39' 11"
Currency and Currency Code:
Shilling - UGX
Spoken languages:
English, Ganda, Swahili, Arabic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:30 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Kampala
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:57 am and 7:03 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
1.983 and -157.365 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Banana Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Uganda in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Uganda.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Uganda. Last Update: 2024-04-17 08:01:42

Discover Ishasha

Ishasha in Kanungu District (Western Region) is a place in Uganda about 216 mi (or 347 km) west of Kampala, the country's capital city.

Current time in Ishasha is now 04:30 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kampala with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports near Ishasha. The closest is airport we know is Ruhengeri Airport in Rwanda in a distance of 51 mi (or 82 km). The closest airport in Uganda is Mbarara Airport in a distance of 67 mi (or 82 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Uganda is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), South.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kihihi, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Mitoma and Kisoro. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 85 °F

Morning Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Evening Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Night Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 49%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 86% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 19th of April 2024

30°C (85 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

28°C (82 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

26°C (78 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Uganda 2013

Published: April 10, 2013
Length: 46:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Matt Doherty

In February 2013, I embarked on my block placement trip to Uganda for three weeks. Landing in Kampala, we travelled to Kanungu where we served in the local Diocese, working with churches, ...


Lake Bunyonyi

Published: January 01, 2008
Length: 34:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: hithereterry

3 Terry & Joan.


March 2012 World Walks for Water in Uganda

Published: August 31, 2013
Length: 36:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: UWASNET

The walks for water took place in Kanungu , Jinja, Busia and Otuke districts where over 850 people walked for a distance of 2 to 3 km. The walks were coordin...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Ishasha, Uganda

Ishasha is a town, in Rukungiri District, in southwestern Uganda.

Located at -0.74, 29.625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rukungiri District, Populated places in Uganda, Cities in the Great Rift Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Uganda border crossings


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ishaka, Ishasha