International Youth Hostel Uganda
The hostel can accommodate up to 100 people with bathrooms for men and women, we also have a common room with TV and a tourist information desk with details on all the 8 national parks in Uganda. Tourists’
programs arrangements, especially to national parks ...
Kampala is the capital city of Uganda. With a population of 1,208,544 (2002), it is the largest city in Uganda. It is located in the district of Kampala at 0°19′N 32°35′E, at 3,900 ft (1,189 m) above sea level. The modern city of Kampala grew up around a fort constructed by Frederick Lugard in 1890 for the British East Africa Company. In 1962, Kampala replaced Entebbe as the national capital. Much of the city was destroyed after the 1979 overthrow of Idi Amin's dictatorship and the subsequent civil war. Manufactures include furniture and machine parts. Agricultural exports include coffee, cotton, tea, and sugar. The city grew as the capital of the Buganda kingdom, from which several buildings survive, including the Kasubi Tombs (built in 1881), the Buganda Parliament, the Buganda Court of Justice and the Naggalabi Buddo Coronation Site. Severely damaged in the Uganda-Tanzania War, the city has since then been rebuilt, with constructions of new buildings including hotels, banks, shopping malls, educational institions, hospitals and improvement of ware torn buildings and
infrustructure.
