UGANDA’S GENERAL INFORMATION–UGANDA IN DETAILS
Uganda as a country is landlocked found in East-Central Africa, bordered to the east by Kenya, to the southwest by Rwanda, to the south by Tanzania, to the North by South Sudan and to the west by the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Summarized Information about Uganda (UGANDA IN DETAILS)
| COUNTRY | Uganda |
| CAPITAL CITY | Kampala |
| GOVERNMENT | Democratic state |
| TOTAL AREA | 236,040 sq. km’s |
| AREA UNDER WATER | 36,330 sq. km’s |
| AREA(LAND) | 199,710 sq. km’s |
| POPULATION | 42 Million (2017) |
| LANGUAGES | English (Official) Luganda, Bantu Languages, and Nilotic Languages and Swahili. |
| RELIGIONS | Roman Catholics: 33%, Protestants 33%, Moslems 16%, Others 17% (including Pentecostal which has gained a lot of Follower) |
| AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME | About 210 US $ Per annum |
| INDEPENDENCE DATE | 9th October 1962 |
| INDUSTRY | Brewing, Sugar Factories, Cotton, Tobacco, Cement, Coffee etc. |
| AGRICULTURE | Coffee, Tea, Cotton, Vanilla, Millet, Milk, Poultry, Goat Meat, |
| MINERALS | Copper, Cobalt, Limestone, salt, Fish |
| CLIMATE | Kampala: Annual Mean Temperature: 17.00C, Kampala: Annual Rainfall: 1436.0 mm |
| Literacy Rae | 69% (2007) MEN: 83%, FEMALES:65% (2010) |
THE BEST TIME TO UNDERTAKE A SAFARI IN QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK.
In Uganda one can go for a safari almost all year round through though the most suitable months are the dry ones which usually occur from June to August and then from December to February. Most of the touring gems that is the Primates like the Gorilla Trekking or Chimpanzee trekking all happen in Rain Forests which are usually wet throughout the year.
The Uganda’s Dry Season – June To August and December to February
- Gorilla trekking is so much suitable in the dry months
- In the dry seasons there is indeed less vegetation in the savannah reserves, this forces the wild animals to crowd around water points, this makes it easier for the tourists on a Uganda Safari to spot various animals.
The Uganda’s Wet Season – MARCH to May and September to November – Wet Season
- Usually, in the wet season, the roads get bad, with mud and the cars get stuck.
- Once a gorilla permit is made during the rainy seasons, remember that it cannot be changed you can only buy another during a dry season.
Geography of Uganda
The country is located on the East African Plateau, lying mostly between latitudes that are 40 N and 20 S and Longitudes 290 and 350 E. It averages about 1,100 meters (3,609 ft) above sea Level.
Uganda is Known as the most Diverse country in Africa so gifted making it the Pearl of Africa. Uganda is characterized by a very big part of inland water that is surrounded Mountains i.e. Mountain Rwenzori (Peak 5109m), Mount Elgond 4321m, Mgahinga 4127) and Freshwater bodies, the country also shares or owns a bigger part of Lake Victoria shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Not Forgetting the might River Nile that Flows through Lake Kyoga, Having the Murchison falls and Lake Albert forming the Nile basin one of the important parts of Uganda. We also have Lake Edward and Lake Bunyoyi that are also part of the long list of lakes in Uganda.
Uganda as a country is gifted with Varied scenery that includes tropical forest, a semi-desert area in the North East, the arid plains of the Karamoja, the rolling Savannah of Acholi, Bunyoro, Tororo and Ankole, tea Plantations and the fertile cotton area of Teso.
Uganda’s Climate and Weather
Uganda is Blessed with a significant Number of Natural Forests such as the Famous Mabira found in Mukono District, Budongo Forest in Masindi Forest, Maramagambo in Bushenyi district, Mpaga Forest in Mpigi district, Bwindi Forest in Kanungu District, Kibale forest in Fort Portal district. These forests determine and are a great contributor to Uganda’s Equatorial Client though it’s disturbed by the high altitude.
The maximum temperatures in Uganda range from 20 degrees C and 27 degrees C, and the minimum temperature will is around 12 degrees C and 18 degrees C. The Hottest point in Uganda is found around L. Albert, while the Lowest temperatures can be experienced around the Glacial Peaks of Mount Rwenzori.
I am very sure with the above information one can fully choose when will come to Uganda for a Uganda Safari.
