Uganda
Kartavya Desk Staff
- •Source: TH*
Context: Heavy rains in eastern Uganda triggered devastating landslides in the Bulambuli district, claiming 20 lives, displacing 750 people, and destroying 125 homes.
About Places in News:
• Bulambuli District, Uganda: Site of the landslides that destroyed six villages and displaced hundreds. Located in the eastern mountainous region, vulnerable to heavy rains and mudslides.
• Site of the landslides that destroyed six villages and displaced hundreds.
• Located in the eastern mountainous region, vulnerable to heavy rains and mudslides.
About Uganda:
• Geography: Landlocked country in East Africa, located in the African Great Lakes region. Lies within the Nile basin, with fertile lands and significant water bodies.
• Landlocked country in East Africa, located in the African Great Lakes region.
• Lies within the Nile basin, with fertile lands and significant water bodies.
• Borders: Shares borders with Kenya (east), South Sudan (north), Democratic Republic of Congo (west), Rwanda (southwest), and Tanzania (south).
• Shares borders with Kenya (east), South Sudan (north), Democratic Republic of Congo (west), Rwanda (southwest), and Tanzania (south).
• Rivers: Includes the Nile, Kafu, Semliki, and others like Albert Nile, Agago, and Katonga.
• Includes the Nile, Kafu, Semliki, and others like Albert Nile, Agago, and Katonga.
• Mountains: Home to the Rwenzori Mountain range (highest peak: Margherita on Mount Stanley) and Mount Elgon.
• Home to the Rwenzori Mountain range (highest peak: Margherita on Mount Stanley) and Mount Elgon.
• Lakes: Features Africa’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Other major lakes include Lake Albert and Lake Edward.
• Features Africa’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania.
• Other major lakes include Lake Albert and Lake Edward.
• National Parks: Includes Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Rwenzori Mountains, Kibale, and Mgahinga National Parks, rich in biodiversity.
• Includes Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Rwenzori Mountains, Kibale, and Mgahinga National Parks, rich in biodiversity.
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