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Location map of Uganda A virtual guide to Uganda, a landlocked country across the equator in Eastern Africa bordering Lake Victoria in south east. It is bodered by South Sudan in north, The country occupies an The country's highest point is Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley (5,110 m), a mountain located in the Rwenzori range within Rwenzori National Park. Uganda has a Republic of Uganda Country Profile Background: Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 people. Guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. During the 1990s the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections. A constitutional referendum in 2005 cancelled a 19-year ban on multi-party politics and lifted presidential term limits. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook) related countries: Official Name: Republic of Uganda conventional short form: Uganda Uganda: Swahili for 'Land of the Ganda' ug Actual Time: Thu-June-15 14:17 Local Time = Capital City: Other Cities: Entebbe, Jinja, Lira, Mbale, Mbarara Government: Type: No-party "Movement" system. Constitution: The new Constitution was rati...

Kampala Kampala has a population of around 1,659,600 as of the mid-year count taken in 2011. The city has a diverse ethnic population. The largest ethnic groups are Baganda, Banyankole, Basoga, Batoro, Bakiga, Bafumbira, Alur, Iteso, Langi, Acholi, and Banyoro. Most people in Kampala are born in the city but identify with their cultural roots. The Banyankole migrated from western Uganda to Kampala when Yoweri Museveni became president. Tribal intermarriages outside the city are still uncommon, and people usually speak their cultural language alongside Luganda, English, and Kiswahili. The major contributors to the economy of Uganda are the 25 commercial banks licensed by the government, Crown Beverages Limited, the Daily Monitor publication which is part of the Kenyan based Nation-Media Group, and Air Uganda. There are efforts to relocate heavy industries to the Kampala Business and Industrial Park in Namanve approximately 14 kilometers east of the central business district. The Entebbe International Airport serves the city of Kampala. Nansana Nansana, located in the Central region of Uganda along the main highway of Kampala-Hoima, is 13 kilometers northwest of Kampala. As of 2014, the city's population stood at 365,857. The town serves as dormitory town to the City of Kampala. Due to its proximity to Kampala, many workers in the city live in Nansana and commute to the city daily to work. As such the economy of Nansana largely depends on that of Kampala. There are plans to ...

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Kampala Capital City Kampala Capital City Kampala Capital City: Ranked as the best city to live in East Africa, Kampala capital city of th fastest growing city in Africa. The standards of living are awesome and life is affordable in Kampala capital city. This capital city is the collection center of every aspect of life, be it businesses, entertainment, health education, to mention but a few. It is the most lucrative city in Kampala capital is also fast growing in terms of population with a growth rate over 4%, wakiso engulfs the city with a population growth that doubles almost every after ten year; probably it is another reason for the growth in the population of kampala as well. The city is divided into smaller sections or boroughs called divisions that are used to implement the projects and also plan development policies. Kampala capital includes 5 divisions such as, nakawa, Kampala, makindye, kawempe and rubaga divisions. History of Kampala Before the firm beautiful city of business with skyscrapers and city noise, this place was a hunting ground with spectacular landscape of the undulating hills then. The hills where covered with grasslands and then wet lands in the valley. The hunting ground was dominated with antelopes called the impalas. And when the British came to Kampala later became the capital city of Buganda kingdom and the British constructed their headquarters at old Kampala. The city started to be developed by Buganda kingdom; the kasubi tombs were establ...

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Kampala is the Capital city and the business district of Uganda. It is spread over many hills and enjoys pleasant weather. It is one of the fastest growing cities on the African continent. Its architecture is a mixture of the modern, the colonial and the Indian buildings. To the south is Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh water lake and the source of the longest river in the world, the River Nile. Before the arrival of the British colonialists, the Kabaka of Buganda had chosen the zone that would become Kampala as a hunting reserve. The area, composed of rolling hills with grassy wetlands in the valleys, was home to several species of antelope, mainly Impalas. When the British arrived, they called it “Hills of the Impala”. Where to Stay Kampala city is composed of accommodation facility such as; Emin Pasha, Sheraton, Hotel equatorial, Africana, Fair way, Fang Fang, Grand Imperial, Serena, Namirembe guest House to mention but a few, various restaurants like Afro Caribbean Restaurants, Chinese, Continental, kati kati, Ethiopian, French, German, Indian, Ugandan, Italian, Lebanese, Thai, Korean, Japanese plus fast food restaurants. Kampala – The Land of Impalas Famous for the Impala ( a species of antelopes), the area that was later to be called Kampala was gazetted by Kabaka Mutesa I. (King of Buganda) in the 1880s as one of his favourite hunting grounds. It later grew as the capital of Buganda Kingdom with the kingdom’s headquarters in Bulange – Mengo. Kampala i...