Kampala - Wikipedia Kampala This article is about the city of Kampala. For Old Kampala, see Kampala Hill. Kampala From left to right : Kampala skyline, Bahá'í House of Worship on Kikaaya Hill, Uganda National Mosque, Makerere University main building, skyscraper in central business district, and view over Victoria Lake Kampala Kampala Show map of Uganda Show map of Africa Show all Location in Uganda & Africa Coordinates : 00 ° 18 ′ 49 '' N 32 ° 34 ′ 52 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.31361 ° N 32.58111 ° E ﻿ / 0.31361 ; 32.58111 Country Uganda District Kampala Government Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago Executive director Jennifer Musisi Area Total 189 km ( 73 sq mi ) Land 176 km ( 68 sq mi ) Water 13 km ( 5 sq mi ) Elevation 1,190 m ( 3,900 ft ) Population ( 2014 Census ) Total 1,507,080 Density 7,928 / km ( 20,530 / sq mi ) Demonym ( s ) Kampalan, Kampalese Time zone EAT ( UTC + 3 ) Website Homepage Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning : Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Rubaga Division. The city is conterminous with Kampala District. Surrounding Kampala is the rapidly growing Wakiso District, whose population more than doubled between 2002 and 2014 and now stands at over 2 million. Kampala was named the 13th fastest growing city on the planet, with an annual population growth rate of 4.03 percent, by City Mayors. Kampala has been ranked the best city to live in East Africa ahead of Nairobi and Kigali by Mercer, a global development consulting agency based in New York City. Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Features 4 Transport 5 Climate 6 Demographics 7 Economy 8 Sports 9 Notable people 10 See also 11 References 12 Bibliography 13 External links Etymology Before the arrival of the British colonists, the Kabaka of Buganda had chosen the zone that would become Kampala as a hunting reserve. The area, composed of rolling hills with grassy wetlands in the valleys, was home to several species of antelope, particularly impala. When the British arrived, they called it `` Hills of the Impala ''. The language of the Buganda, Luganda, adopted many English words because of their interactions with the British. The Buganda translated `` Hill of the Impala '' as Akasozi ke'Empala -- `` Kasozi '' meaning `` hill '', `` ke '' meaning `` of '', and `` empala '' the plural of `` impala ''. In Luganda, the words `` ka'mpala '' mean `` that is of the impala '', in reference to a hill, and the single word `` Kampala '' was adopted as the name for the city that grew out of the Kabaka 's hills. History Main article : Timeline of Kampala The city grew as the capital of the Buganda kingdom, from which several buildings survive, including the Kasubi Tombs ( built in 1881 ), the Lubiri Palace, the Buganda Parliament and the Buganda Court of Justice. In 1890, British colonial administrator Frederick Lugard constructed a forum along Mengo Hill within the city, which allowed for the British to occupy much of the territory controlled by the Buganda, including Kampala. In 1894, the British government officially established a protectorate within this territory, and in 1896, the protectorate expanded to cover the Ankole, Toro Kingdom, and Bunyoro kingdoms as well. In 1905, the British government formally declared the entire territory to be a British colony. From that time until the independence of the country in 1962, the capital was relocated to Entebbe, although the city continued to be the primary economic and manufacturing location for Uganda. In 1922, the Makerere Technical Institute, now known as Makerere University, started as the first collegiate institution both within Kampala, and within the British colonies on the east coast of Africa. Following the 1962 independence, Milton Obote became president of Uganda, and held the position until 1971, when former sergeant Idi Amin defeated his government in a military coup. He proceeded to expel all Asian residents living within Kampala, and attacked the Jewish population living within the city. In 1978, he invaded the neighboring country of Tanzania, and in turn, the government there started the Uganda -- Tanzania War, which created severe damage to the buildings of Kampala. Since then, the city has since then been rebuilt with constructions of new construction of hotels, banks, shopping malls, educational institutions, and hospitals and the improvement of war torn buildings and infrastructure. Traditionally, Kampala was a city of seven hills, but over time it has come to have a lot more. Features The Kasubi Tombs The main campus of Makerere University is in the Makerere Hill area of the city. Kampala also hosts the headquarters of the East African Development Bank on Nakasero Hill and the Uganda Local Governments Association on Entebbe Road. Kampala was originally built on seven hills, but as its size has increased, it has expanded to more hills than seven. The original seven hills are : The first hill in historical importance is Kasubi Hill. The second is Mengo Hill. The third is Kibuli Hill, which is home to the Kibuli Mosque. The fourth is Namirembe Hill, home to the Namirembe Anglican Cathedral. The fifth is Lubaga Hill, the site of the Rubaga Catholic Cathedral. The sixth is Nsambya Hill. The seventh is Kampala Hill ( Old Kampala ). A mosque was built with monetary assistance from Libya on the hill in 2003, with a seating capacity of 15,000 people. The completed mosque was opened officially in June 2007. Gaddafi National Mosque. A view of suburban Kampala The city spread to Nakasero Hill, where there are international hotels, including the Kampala Speke Hotel, the Grand Imperial Hotel, the Kampala Intercontinental Hotel, the Imperial Royale Hotel, the Kampala Serena Hotel, the Kampala Sheraton Hotel, and The Pearl of Africa Hotel Kampala. There are also Tank Hill and Mulago Hill. The city is expanding rapidly to include Makindye Hill and Konge Hill. Other features of the city include the Uganda Museum, the Ugandan National Theatre, Nakasero Market, and St. Balikuddembe Market ( formerly Owino Market ). Kampala is also known for its nightlife, which includes several casinos, notably Casino Simba in the Garden City shopping centre, Kampala Casino, and Mayfair Casino. Port Bell on the shores of Lake Victoria is 10 kilometres ( 6.2 mi ) away. Kampala hosts a Bahá'í House of Worship known as the Mother Temple of Africa and is situated on Kikaya Hill on the outskirts of the city. The temple was inaugurated in January 1961. The Ahmadiyya Central Mosque in Kampala is the central mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, which has six minarets and can hold up to 9,000 worshippers. While more than 30 % of Kampala 's citizens practice urban agriculture, the city of Kampala donated 32 acres to promote urban agriculture in the northeastern parish of Kyanja. Transport Uganda House, Kampala Road, Kampala Kampala is served by Entebbe International Airport, which is the largest airport in Uganda. Boda - bodas ( local motorbike transport ) are a popular mode of transport that gives access to many areas within and outside the city. Standard fees for these range from USh : 1,000 to 2,000 or more. Boda - bodas are useful for passing through rush - hour traffic, although many are poorly maintained and dangerous. In early 2007, it was announced that Kampala would remove commuter taxis from its streets and replace them with a comprehensive city bus service. ( In Kampala, the term `` taxi '' refers to a 15 - seater minibus used as public transport. ) The bus service was expected to cover the greater Kampala metropolitan area including Mukono, Mpigi, Bombo, Entebbe, Wakiso and Gayaza. As of December 2011 the service had not yet started. Having successfully completed the Northern Bypass, the government, in collaboration with its stakeholders, now plans to introduce the Bus Rapid Transit ( BRT ) system in Kampala by 2014. On 12 March 2012, Pioneer Easy Bus Company, a private transport company, started public bus service in Kampala with an estimated 100 buses each with a 60 - passenger capacity ( 30 seated and 30 standing ), acquired from China. Another 422 buses were expected in the country in 2012 to complement the current fleet. The buses operate 24 hours daily. The company has a concession to provide public transport in the city for the next five years. The buses were impounded for back taxes in December 2013. The company expected to resume operation in February 2015. In 2014, Uganda 's President Yoweri Museveni and a China transportation company signed a Memorandum of Understanding, that they would at some point begin embarking on building a light rail system in Kampala, similar to the one recently completed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On 11 April 2011, the pressure group Activists for Change ( A4C ) held its first Walk to Work protest near Kampala, in response to a comment by President Museveni on the increased cost of fuel, which had risen by 50 percent between January and April 2011. He said : `` What I call on the public to do is to use fuel sparingly. Do n't drive to bars. '' The protest, which called on workers to walk to work to highlight the increased cost of transport in Uganda, was disrupted by police, who fired tear gas and arrested three - time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye and Democratic Party leader Norbert Mao. In the course of the protest, Besigye was shot in the right arm by a rubber bullet. The government blamed the violence on protesters. Climate Kampala has a tropical rainforest climate ( Af ) under the Köppen - Geiger climate classification system. A facet of Kampala 's weather is that it features two annual wetter seasons. While the city does not have a true dry season month, it experiences heavier precipitation from August to December and from February to June. However, it 's between February and June that Kampala sees substantially heavier rainfall per month, with April typically seeing the heaviest amount of precipitation at an average of around 169 millimetres ( 6.7 in ) of rain. Kampala has been frequently mentioned as a lightning - strike capital of the world. Climate data for Kampala Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° C ( ° F ) 33 ( 91 ) 36 ( 97 ) 33 ( 91 ) 33 ( 91 ) 29 ( 84 ) 29 ( 84 ) 29 ( 84 ) 29 ( 84 ) 31 ( 88 ) 32 ( 90 ) 32 ( 90 ) 32 ( 90 ) 36 ( 97 ) Average high ° C ( ° F ) 28.6 ( 83.5 ) 29.3 ( 84.7 ) 28.7 ( 83.7 ) 27.7 ( 81.9 ) 27.3 ( 81.1 ) 27.1 ( 80.8 ) 26.9 ( 80.4 ) 27.2 ( 81 ) 27.9 ( 82.2 ) 27.7 ( 81.9 ) 27.4 ( 81.3 ) 27.9 ( 82.2 ) 27.8 ( 82 ) Daily mean ° C ( ° F ) 23.2 ( 73.8 ) 23.7 ( 74.7 ) 23.4 ( 74.1 ) 22.9 ( 73.2 ) 22.6 ( 72.7 ) 22.4 ( 72.3 ) 22.0 ( 71.6 ) 22.2 ( 72 ) 22.6 ( 72.7 ) 22.6 ( 72.7 ) 22.5 ( 72.5 ) 22.7 ( 72.9 ) 22.73 ( 72.93 ) Average low ° C ( ° F ) 17.7 ( 63.9 ) 18.0 ( 64.4 ) 18.1 ( 64.6 ) 18.0 ( 64.4 ) 17.9 ( 64.2 ) 17.6 ( 63.7 ) 17.1 ( 62.8 ) 17.1 ( 62.8 ) 17.2 ( 63 ) 17.4 ( 63.3 ) 17.5 ( 63.5 ) 17.5 ( 63.5 ) 17.6 ( 63.7 ) Record low ° C ( ° F ) 12 ( 54 ) 14 ( 57 ) 13 ( 55 ) 14 ( 57 ) 15 ( 59 ) 12 ( 54 ) 12 ( 54 ) 12 ( 54 ) 13 ( 55 ) 13 ( 55 ) 14 ( 57 ) 12 ( 54 ) 12 ( 54 ) Average rainfall mm ( inches ) 68.4 ( 2.693 ) 63.0 ( 2.48 ) 131.5 ( 5.177 ) 169.3 ( 6.665 ) 117.5 ( 4.626 ) 69.2 ( 2.724 ) 63.1 ( 2.484 ) 95.7 ( 3.768 ) 108.4 ( 4.268 ) 138.0 ( 5.433 ) 148.7 ( 5.854 ) 91.5 ( 3.602 ) 1,264.3 ( 49.774 ) Average rainy days ( ≥ 1.0 mm ) 4.8 5.1 9.5 12.2 10.9 6.3 4.7 6.7 8.6 9.1 8.4 7.4 93.7 Average relative humidity ( % ) 66 68.5 73 78.5 80.5 78.5 77.5 77.5 75.5 73.5 73 71.5 74.5 Mean monthly sunshine hours 155 170 155 120 124 180 186 155 150 155 150 124 1,824 Source # 1 : World Meteorological Organization, Climate-Data.org for mean temperatures Source # 2 : BBC Weather Demographics Location map Kampala View of Kampala from space See also : Demographics of Uganda The population of Kampala grew from 1,189,142 in 2002 to 1,507,080 in 2014. Kampala has a diverse ethnic population. The city 's ethnic makeup has been defined by political and economic factors. A large number of western Ugandans, particularly the Banyankole, moved to the capital in the new government of Yoweri Museveni. Inter-tribal marriage in Uganda is still uncommon outside large urban centers. Although many Kampala residents have been born and brought up in the city, they still define themselves by their tribal roots and speak their ancestral languages. This is more evident in the suburbs, where tribal languages are spoken widely alongside English, Swahili, and Luganda. In addition to the Baganda and Banyankole, other large ethnic groups include the Basoga, Bafumbira, Batoro, Bakiga, Alur, Bagisu, Banyoro, Iteso, Langi, and Acholi. Economy Efforts are underway to relocate heavy industry to the Kampala Business and Industrial Park, located in Namanve, Mukono District, approximately 14 kilometres ( 8.7 mi ) east of the city 's central business district, thereby cutting down on city traffic congestion. Some of the businesses that maintain their headquarters in the city center include all of the 25 commercial banks licensed in Uganda ; the New Vision Group, the leading news media conglomerate and majority owned by the government ; and the Daily Monitor publication, a member of the Kenya - based Nation Media Group. Air Uganda maintained its headquarters in an office complex on Kololo Hill in Kampala. Crown Beverages Limited, the sole Pepsi - Cola franchise bottler in the country, is situated in Nakawa, a division of Kampala, about 5 kilometres ( 3 mi ), east of the city centre. The informal sector is a large contributor to Kampala 's GDP. Citizens who work in the formal sector also participate in informal activities to earn more income for their families. A public servant in Kampala, for example, may engage in aviculture in addition to working in the formal sector. Other informal fields include owning taxis and urban agriculture. The use of Kampala 's wetlands for urban farming has increased over the past few decades. It connects the informal rural settlements with the more industrialized parts of the city. The produce grown in the wetlands is sold in markets in the urban areas. In December 2015, Google launched its first wi - fi network in Kampala. Sports Kampala is home to the City Oilers, one of East Africa 's top basketball club teams. It is the only East African team that competes in the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. The Oilers play their home games in the MTN Arena, which is based in Kampala 's Lugogo Area. Notable people Micheal Azira, Ugandan footballer who plays for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. Yasmin Alibhai - Brown, British journalist and author Cornelius Edwards, former boxer Richard Gibson, British actor Mandy Juruni, basketball coach Aamito Lagum, fashion model, winner of the first season of Africa 's Next Top Model John Mugabi, world champion boxer Muteesa I, the 30th Kabaka of Buganda Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda, the 36th Kabaka of Buganda Rajat Neogy, Ugandan Indian journalist, writer, poet and Founder and Editor of Transition Magazine Shimit Amin Uganda born Indian filmmaker Sudhir Ruparelia Ugandan entrepreneur and builder, Founder Chairman of ( Ruparelia Group ) ) Paulo Muwanga, former president and prime minister Denis Onyango, footballer Samuel Sejjaaka, professor Wasswa Serwanga, American football player Marcel Theroux, British novelist Phiona Mutesi, chess prodigy and subject of the 2012 book and 2016 Disney film `` Queen of Katwe '' Martin Ssempa, pastor - doctor and head of a large congregation See also Uganda portal List of tallest buildings in Kampala List of banks in Uganda Kampala Capital City Authority References Jump up ^ Vision, Reporter ( 19 April 2011 ). `` Kampala Executive Director Takes Office ''. 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JLOS House Project Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala Education Aga Khan University, Kampala Cavendish University Uganda Habib Medical School Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala International Health Sciences University International University of East Africa Kampala International School Kampala International University Kampala University Kibuli Secondary School Kitante Hill Secondary School Kololo Senior Secondary School Kyambogo University Law Development Centre Makerere College School Makerere University Makerere University Business School Mengo Senior School Nabisunsa Girls ' Secondary School Rubaga Community School St. Augustine International University St. Lawrence University Uganda Management Institute Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine Uganda National Entrepreneurship Development Institute Uganda Technology and Management University Victoria University Uganda Uganda National Council for Higher Education Health Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala Butabika Hospital Case Medical Centre International Hospital Kampala Kadic Hospital Kampala Hospital Kampala Medical Chambers Hospital Kawempe General Hospital Kibuli Hospital Kiruddu General Hospital Lubaga Hospital Makerere University Hospital Mbuya Military Hospital Mengo Hospital Mulago Hospital Mulago Women 's Referral Hospital Murchison Bay Hospital Upper Mulago Regional Referral Hospital Nakasero Hospital Naguru General Hospital Nsambya Hospital Paragon Hospital Uganda Cancer Institute Uganda Heart Institute Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council Women 's Hospital International and Fertility Centre Galilee Community General Jewish Hospital of Uganda International Medical Group Notable people Apolo Nsibambi Nasser Sebaggala David Serwadda Fred Ruhindi John Ssebaana Kizito Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige Erias Lukwago Ian Clarke Jennifer Musisi Josephine Nambooze Maria Kiwanuka Laurence Sematimba Joseph Kizito Justinian Tamusuza Robert Ssejjemba Eugene Sseppuya Phillip Ssozi Sudhir Ruparelia Wasswa Serwanga Yusef Sozi Margaret Zziwa Beti Kamya - Turwomwe Moses Matovu Mohammed Hamid Hasmukh Dawda Capitals of Africa Dependent territories and states with limited recognition are in italics Abuja, Nigeria Accra, Ghana Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Algiers, Algeria Antananarivo, Madagascar Asmara, Eritrea Bamako, Mali Bangui, Central African Republic Banjul, Gambia Bissau, Guinea - Bissau Brazzaville, Rep. of the Congo Bujumbura, Burundi Cairo, Egypt Conakry, Guinea Dakar, Senegal Djibouti, Djibouti Dodoma, Tanzania El Aaiún ( claimed ) / Tifariti ( factual ), Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Freetown, Sierra Leone Funchal, Madeira Gaborone, Botswana Harare, Zimbabwe Hargeisa, Somaliland Jamestown, St Helena, Ascension & Tristan da Cunha Juba, South Sudan Kampala, Uganda Khartoum, Sudan Kigali, Rwanda Kinshasa, D.R. 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Question: town replaced by kampala as ugandan capital in 1962
Answer: Entebbe