Which country or map area contains Arua?
Arua is shown within Uganda in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Uganda
- Region name
- Arua
- Approximate latitude
- 3.0° north
- Approximate longitude
- 31.1° east
- Country capital
- Kampala
- Country currency
- Ugandan shilling
- World region
- Eastern Africa
Quick answers about Arua
What kind of place is Arua?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Arua on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 3.0° north latitude and 31.1° east longitude.
What is the capital of Uganda?
The country capital is Kampala.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.