Entebbe
Entebbe Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 0°04′N 32°27′E / 0.067, 32.45
Country	Uganda
Admin. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa.  division
District	Busia District
Government
- Mayor

Entebbe is a city in Uganda with a population of approximately 90,500. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. It is located on the shore of Lake Victoria near the capital city of Kampala. Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe and Nalubaale) is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. Kampala is the Capital city of Uganda. With a population of 1208544 (2002 it is the largest city in Uganda

"Entebbe", in the local Luganda language, means a "seat", and was probably named that because it was the place where a Baganda chief sat to adjudicate legal cases. Luganda, sometimes known as Ganda, is a major language of Uganda, spoken by over three million people mainly in the Buganda region which includes Buganda is the kingdom of the Baganda people the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. It first became a British colonial administrative and commercial centre in 1893 when Sir Gerald Portal, a colonial Commissioner, used it as a base. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Port Bell went on to become Kampala's harbour. Port Bell is a small industrial centre near Kampala in Uganda which has a rail link and a rail/road Ferry Wharf used for international Although no ships land there now, there is still a jetty, which was used by Lake Victoria ferries. The Lake Victoria ferries are and were Steam - and Diesel -powered ships used for freight and passenger transport between Uganda, Tanzania and

The entrance to the national zoo is located near to the jetty, though foreign visitors have noted the seeming incongruity of wild monkeys sitting in the trees over the zoo's paths. A zoological garden, shortened to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity The extensive National Botanical Gardens, laid out in 1898, are also in Entebbe. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Entebbe International Airport

Entebbe is perhaps best known as the home of Entebbe International Airport, the main international airport of Uganda, which was started in 1947. Entebbe International Airport is the main international airport of Uganda. Entebbe International Airport is the main international airport of Uganda. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Entebbe is the home of the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). The Uganda Virus Research Institute ( UVRI) located in Entebbe, Uganda, was established in 1936 as the Yellow Fever Research Institute

See also

• Operation Entebbe

References