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Uganda

Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Uganda

• KAMPALA
• MBARARA
• GULU
• ARUA

 

Official name: Republic of Uganda
Capital: Kampala
Area: total: 236,040 sq km
water: 36,330 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km
Climate: tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
Location: Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Geographic coordinates: 1 00 N, 32 00 E
Comparative Area: slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundaries: total: 2,698 km
border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Terrain: mostly plateau with rim of mountains
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m


Map of Uganda

Map of Uganda

 

 


 

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