UGANDA

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AFRICA

GEOGRAPHY East AfricaArea: 236.040,00Km 2 Population:28,00 million hab. Limits:: N, Sudan; S, Ruanda andTanzania; E, Kenya, and W, D Rof Congo.Political System: Democratic Rep.Capital: Kampala, 1.208.544 mll. Habitans.Cities: Jinja (65.00h.), Mbale (54.000 h.),Masaka(50.000 h.) yEntebbe (43.000).Urban population:12,3%Life expectation:43 yearsPIB:1250$; IDH: 0.508 Low.Illiteracy:31%Children Death Rate:79 /1000

GEOGRAPHY

WEATHER

TROPICAL: Rainfall from March to May an in September to November. The rest of periods are dry.

Temperature: 21ºC-25C, but in mountain areas are lower.

Dry winds blowing in from Somalia.

Government Political System: Democracy Democratic Republic of Uganda President: Mueseveni Prime Minister: Nsibambi Capital:Kampala Administrative Division: 78 Districts. Language: Inglés, Suajil, lugandaN. Moneda: Chelin Religion: Islam, Chrsitiany (Evangelist). Safety: Problems in Congo Border and Sudan. “Civil War” in

North-East (Lords Resistance Army). 17 Tribes: Bantu, Nilotic, etc.

Uganda in Africa Africa: 30.221.532Km2 972.752.337hab. 33hab./km2 Africa sahariana Africa subsahariana O Black Africa 50% of population $1 a day. In Black Africa 60% poors. Africa sahariana: Adults>youngs Africa subsahariana: Youngs>adults. Religion: Islam, Chrsitianity

Uganda in Africa

African Tourism: 2008: 45,7 million 2009: 48,1 million Increase a 5,1% OMT, The Africa House and Fitur organized Investour: To promote Ecotourism in Africa for its development.

Uganda Area

EAC (East African Community): Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya,Ruanda And Burundi. Tourists in EAC: 3.310.065. Problems: Visa, bad services, High business costs, Bad infrastructures.

Comparative Touristic Numbers2007(EACstatistics)

Kenya: 1.817.000 f.visitors/$972 Million Tanzania:719.000 f.visitors/$1.037 Million Ruanda:38.000 f.visitors/… Burundi:192.000 f.visitors/… Uganda:642.000 f.visitors/$449 Million.

Grafic

Visitors/Dolars

KenyaTanzaniaUgandaBurundiRuanda

Uganda: General Infrastructures

International Airport: Entebbe. (British Airways, Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways, Egyptair, Emirates, Gulf Air, etc.

Domestic flights from Entebbe to the main towns..

No Train. Roads: 28.350Kms., in regular conditions (4x4,

taxi, matatus, rent car). Victoria Lake: Regular line of boats from

Kampala to Mwanza.

Uganda: General Infrastructures

Great Potential for Hydrological and other renewable resources. The Rural Electrification Agency (REA).Electricity 240 volt.

Water: Less than 60% of population have acces to water services.

Telephone and handphone in all coutry Post office.

Education:- 24Universities/92.311 students- Primary School/7 million in 2006

Uganda: Touristic Infrastructures

Hotels, lodges,campsites and comunity ccomodation: Rates in 2001

Hotels: 4 of 4*, 5 of 3* and 21 of 2*: 3287 beds. More than 50% in Kampala. Accomodation in Game Park: 581 Beds Murchison Falls: 74 camp. And 139 Lodg Katonga Wildlife NP: 88 Camp. And 150 H. Mt. Elgon NP:40 Camp. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest: 22 Com. And 32Cam. Kidepo NP: 36. Appartments in Kampala. Golf Clubs and sport clubs in Victoria Lake

INVENTORY RESOURCES

NATURAL CLASS SUBCLASS CATEGORY

RIVERS

FALLSBEACHESJUNGLEFORESTMOUNTAINS

Islands

Large, abundant

LakesLake and riverMountainVirginRange

Lake

WildlifeFishersMagnificence

WildlifeGorila/WildligeTrackingClimbingSmall:sports,fish

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INVENTORY RESOURCES

Etnografics CLASS SUBCLASS CATEGORY

Native villages(pigmeos)

Mausoleum

Uganda crafts

Arhaeologycal

Arquitecture

Popular

CivilMilitary

Funeral

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INVENTORY RESOURCES

MEMORIES CLASS SUBCLASS CATEGORY

Kingdom of Buganda (KabaKa dinasty)

Slavery

Explorers

History

Commerce

Adventure

Heritage/Identity

Human

RomanticLiterary

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GEOGRAPHY

Climbing and Tracking

Safari and Wildlife

GORILLA

Etnografic

Advanture and Sports

Nature

KAMPALA

Victoria Lake

PROBLEMS FOR TOURISTIC DEVELOPMENT

1.-Inadequate and deficient infrastructures.2.-Deficient Services.3.- Roads in bas conditions.4.- Sanitation: No infrastructures for dirty water.

Dificulties for medical asistance.5.- Vaccines: Malaria, yelow fever and Typhoids.6.-The same product of the rest countries of the

area.7.- Safety: War8.- Legislation: Homosexuals

PROBLEMS

STRATEGY AND OPORTUNITIES

1.-To improve infrastructures.2.- More hotels, resorts, camsites, etc.3.-To promote domestic tourism.4.- Economy stability. Touristic Employers want to improve.

EAC: Marketing and Promotion the Area as a single tourist destination, Common legislation wildlife conservation, common clasification hotels, restaurants and other tourists facilities. No Visa.

5.Foreigner private touristic enterprises. “INVESTOUR” (OMT, CASA AFRICA y FITUR) tax facilitiesEAC, East tuación y accesibilidad de la comarca a entornos urbanos próximos.

6.-Joint venture.

7.-To distinguish the others: Added Value (The explorers product, Mountains of de Moon, Tarzan-Bwindi).

STAR PRODUCT

ECO-TOURISM: kaniyo Pabidi in Budongo Forestal Reserve. Uganda Government USAID, Walt Disnay Company, Jane Goodall Institue and Ldt`s Go Travel.

Actually: Uganda Forest Department 5 proyects: local populatio and forest conservation: Budongo Forest Reserv, Masindi (Albert Lake), Mabira Forest, Mpanga Forest (Kampala), Kasyoha Kitomi Fores (Rift Valley) y Kalinzu Reserv in South west.

Eco-Toruism

Posibility about other Products

Explorers Route: Speke-Nile; Samuel Baker-Albert Lake; Stanley Rwenzori (Mountains of de moon.

Slave Route: From Uganda to Zanzibar.

The ancient Kingdoms of Uganda: Buganda and Bunyoro

New Products

Bibliography

www.visituganda.com www.eleconomista.com Wwwugandatourism.org www.destina.com www.newsvision.co.ug www.fitur.com www.ikuska.com www.afrol.com Website EAC Wikipedia Debolsillo “El sueño de Africa” Javier Reverte.