At home in Rakai, Uganda
Physical Geography Uganda is a landlocked country, bordered by Kenya, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Rwanda. The country is a total of 241,552 square kilometers. Uganda is basically the size of Oregon, with the population of Canada! Most of Uganda’s water area comes from Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, which makes up 13 percent of the total area for the country. Uganda has two seasons, rainy and dry, the first rainy season begins in March and has the most rainfall, the second begins in September and that is less rainy. Temperature in Uganda is generally between 25-35 degrees Celsius. Most people are surprised to know that Uganda is much more rainforest than it is savannah. Rakai District, where I live in Uganda is in the Central Region, and is close to Tanzania and approximately 168 km from the capital city, Kampala. The southern part of Rakai is hilly except for two major lakes depressions, and a few flat valleys or pseudo-plains. The eas
