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Buganda
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Traditional kingdom
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Sovereign state
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Flag of Buganda.svg
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Buganda (map).png
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Location of Buganda (red) in Uganda (pink).
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Capital
Settlement.seat
Mengo
Settlement.leader_title
Kabaka
Settlement.leader_name
Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II
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Katikkiro(Prime Minister)
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Charles Peter Mayiga
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Founded by Kato Kintu
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12th/13th/14th century
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Protectorate of Uganda established
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1894
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Buganda gains independence from the United Kingdom Uganda gains independence from the United Kingdom
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1962

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Area
61403.2
Elevation
1200
Image
Boeganda.png
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Commons category
Buganda
inception
1420-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1966-00-00
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44 sections
Contents
  • Geography and environment
  • Sphere of Influence
  • History
  • Origin
  • Buganda and Kitara
  • Expansion
  • European Accounts
  • Colonial times
  • Attempted secession in Kayunga
  • Previous kings
  • Government
  • Amasaza
  • Districts
  • Infrastructure
  • Communication
  • Military
  • Demographics
  • Clans of Baganda
  • Nansangwa
  • Kintu migration
  • Kato Kimera migration
  • Major cities and towns
  • Education
  • Ethnic groups
  • Religion
  • Economy
  • Agriculture
  • Pastoralism
  • Crafts
  • Slavery
  • Culture and society
  • Women and royal power
  • Cinema
  • Cuisine
  • Fashion
  • Language and literature
  • Music
  • Tourism
  • Society
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

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Buganda is a Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Uganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala. The 14 million Baganda (singular Muganda; often referred to simply by the root word and adjective, Ganda) make up the largest Ugandan region, representing approximately 16% of Uganda's population.

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