Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Gulu
|
146,858
|
2020
|
Kampala
|
1,353,189
|
2020
|
Lira
|
119,323
|
2020
|
Region: |
Africa |
Population: |
47,691,456 |
Area Total: |
236,040km2 |
Area Land: |
199,710km2 |
Coast Line: |
0km |
Capital: |
Kampala |
Climate: |
Tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast. |
Languages: |
English (official) Luganda Swahili Bantu languages Nilotic languages |
Currency: |
1 Ugandan shilling (Ush$) = 100 cents |
Holiday: |
Independence Day is 9 October (1962), Republic Day is 8 September, Martyr's Day is 3 June |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 71.60°F |
July: |
°C / 69.20°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 50.3" |
Boundaries
|
Kenya
|
933 km
|
Congo (DRC)
|
765 km
|
Sudan
|
435 km
|
Tanzania
|
396 km
|
Rwanda
|
169 km
|
South Sudan
|
-1 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Other
|
23.00%
|
Baganda
|
17.00%
|
Kamamojong
|
12.00%
|
Basogo
|
8.00%
|
Iteso
|
8.00%
|
Langi
|
6.00%
|
Rwanda
|
6.00%
|
Bagisu
|
5.00%
|
Acholi
|
4.00%
|
Lugbara
|
4.00%
|
Bunyoro
|
3.00%
|
Batoro
|
3.00%
|
European, Asian, Arab
|
1.00%
|
Religions
|
Roman Catholic
|
33.00%
|
Protestant
|
33.00%
|
Indigenous beliefs
|
18.00%
|
Muslim
|
16.00%
|
CountryWire
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