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Kampala is Uganda’s capital and major city. The name was acquired from the Luganda words for “hill of antelopes” as a result, in the old days;Africa Tours

Buganda kings feed their impalas on the slopes of one of the hills at a time referred as Old Kampala, which is the initial site of the city. It is the national’s industrial, financial and commercial centre.


The city is filled with roads and rail links to the other parts of the country and to the Indian Ocean through Kenya. Port Bell, 12kms away on Lake Victoria and the Entebbe Airport, 34kms to the south, are the two spots that serve the city.Africa safari


Kampala is dealing out centre for agriculture and livestock and it is where Makerere University (established in 1922) is situated.


The position of the capital was selected by Lord Fredrick Lugard, as headquarters for the British East African Company in 1890.botswana safari
Kampala was affirmed the capital of Uganda in 1962. in the same way like the legendary city of Rome, Kampala is referred to as ‘the City of the Seven Hills.

These seven historical hills where the city was established are: Old Kampala, Mulago, Kibuli, Makerere, Lubaga and Namirembe. These hills urbanized their own identities with Lubaga, Namirembe and Kibuli turning out to be headquarters of the three main religions;namibia safari
Roman Catholic, Protestants and Muslims respectively. Nakasero and Kololo turned into prime sites for administrative offices and residential areas. Makerere much afterwards turned into a university campus and Mulago, a palce for health institutions with the building of Mulago hospital.