Practical information Uganda - facts about Uganda

Official Name: Republic of Uganda
Capital: Kampala
Area: 236,580 sq km
Population: approximately 32.000.000 (est)

Largest cities, with population Kampala 1,246,000 (2003)
Jinja 86,520 (2002)
Mbale 70,437 (2002)
Entebbe 57,518 (2002)

Religious affiliations:
Roman Catholic 41 percent
Anglican 40 percent
Ethnoreligionists or indigenous beliefs 4 percent
Muslim 5 percent
Other 10 percent

People

Languages
English (official), Luganda, Swahili, other Bantu and Nilo-Saharan languages Lake Kyoga forms northern boundary for the Bantu-speaking peoples, who dominate much of east and central and southern Africa and, in Uganda, include the Buganda, and several other tribes like Busoga, and Bagishu. In the north live the Lango (near lake Kyoga) and the Acholi ( towards the sudanese border), who speak Nilotic languages. To the east are the Iteso and Karamojong, who are related to the Maasai and who also speak Nilotic languages. Pygmies live in the forest of the west.

Luganda

It is nice to speak a few words in Luganda when you visit Uganda. It will be respected a lot and you will find out that you will get much more things done. Hereby a list of some words in Luganda: