Kampala << kahm PAH luh >> (pop. 1,507,114) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. It lies north of Lake Victoria. Kampala is Uganda’s chief commercial center and agricultural market. A railroad links the city with Mombasa, Kenya’s main port.
Kampala is built on and around a series of hills. Makerere University, the Kibuli Mosque, Protestant and Roman Catholic cathedrals, and the palace of the kings of Buganda (a former kingdom of Uganda) stand atop these hills. Kampala replaced Entebbe as Uganda’s capital when Uganda became independent in 1962.
