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Uganda

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Place nameUganda
Other namesRepublic of Uganda, Jamhuri ya Uganda, Ouganda, République de l'Ouganda, UGA, UG, ISO800, UG00, Ugandan
Latitude2
Longitude33
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Area was home of early Niger-Kordofanian populations; was center of important native kingdom; Bantu Cwezi kings were overthrown by Luo in 16th cen.; visited by Arab traders in 1830s; British explorers & missionaries arrived in mid-19th cen.; official languages are English & Swahili, though Luganda & other Bantu & Nilotic languages are also spoken.
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Location
5 km
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