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Uganda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2638 words) |
 | Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a country in East Africa, bordered on the east by Kenya, the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania. |
 | Uganda became an independent nation in 1962, with Edward Muteesa II, the Kabaka (King) of Buganda as the President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces, and Milton Obote as Prime Minister. |
 | Uganda's 1995 constitution did not originally recognize the official and national status of Swahili as it was controversial and many delegates voted it down, though many people made attempts to introduce it as a second national language. |
| Districts of Uganda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (157 words) |
 | Each district is further divided into sub-districts, counties, sub-counties, parishes and villages. |
 | The head elected official in a district is the Chairperson of the Local Council V. Below are population figures from the 2002 Census. |
 | County data was used to determine figures for the districts created or altered since 1 July 2005. |