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uganda
Official Name: Republic of Uganda
Position: Landlocked in central eastern Africa -- bordered by Lake Victoria, Kenya, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania
Independence: October 9, 1962 from the United Kingdom
Current Population: 36 million
Area: 241,038 km2 / 146,670 square miles
Capital: Kampala
Languages: English officially; Vernacular languages include Luganda, Southern Luo, Runyankore, Runyoro, Ateso, Lumasaba, Lusoga, Samia, and Swahili
National Groups: Baganda, Banyankole, Basoga, Bakiga, Iteso, Langi, Acholia, Bagisu, Lugbara, Bunyora,and others, including a small White and sizable South Asian communities
JEWISH CENTERS
Active Community: Abayudaya Jews in eastern Uganda near the Kenyan border
Jewish Population at its Height: 1000
Estimated Current-Day Jewish Population: A few hundred
Operational Synagogues: Namutumba, Nasenyi, Putti, Namanyonyi, and Nabugoye
Cemeteries: Located in some of the same areas as the synagogues
UGANDA'S SYNAGOGUES AND OTHER JEWISH ARCHITECTURE