Kampala

:This article refers to the city of Kampala. For the district of the same name, please see Kampala (district)

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Kampala is the capital city of Uganda. With a population of 1,208,544 (2002), it is the largest urban settlement in Uganda. It is located in the district of Kampala at 0:19:00N 32:35:00E (0.31667, 32.58333) with an elevation of 3,900ft (1,189 m) above sea level.

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Kampala grew up around a fort constructed by Frederick Lugard in 1890 for the British East Africa Company. In 1962, Kampala replaced Entebbe as the national capital. Much of the city was destroyed after the 1979 overthrow of Idi Amin's dictatorship and the subsequent civil war. Manufactures include furniture and machine parts. Agricultural exports include coffee, cotton, tea, and sugar.

Uganda: The Republic of Uganda, or Uganda, is a country in East Africa, bordered in the east by Kenya, in the north by Sudan, by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west, Rwanda in the southwest and Tanzania in the south. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, ...

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Frederick Lugard: Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard (Chinese Translated Name ??, or more rarely, ??) (January 22, 1858 - 1945), Baron Lugard of Abinger, (often referred to as Lord Lugard) was a British soldier, explorer of Africa and colonial administrator, who was Governor of Hong Kong....