What other countries border Uganda?
It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania.
What continent is Uganda in?
Africa
Uganda/Continent
Uganda is located in eastern Africa, west of Kenya, south of South Sudan, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and north of Rwanda and Tanzania.
What is the latitude of Kigali?
1.9441° S, 30.0619° E
Kigali/Coordinates
What is the latitude and longitude of Uganda?
Uganda is located at latitude 1.373333 and longitude 32.290275. It is part of Africa and the northern hemisphere. The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position.
How are lines of longitude and latitude related in Africa?
Location of Africa. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels. Longitude: (shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians.
Where is Uganda located in relation to the equator?
Uganda is a landlocked country located in East-Central Africa in the African Great Lakes region. It is located in the Eastern Hemisphere of the Earth. As observed on the location map above, the Equator passes through Uganda. Thus, the country has territory in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Where is North Africa and where is West Africa?
One common approach categorizes Africa directionally, e.g., by cardinal direction (compass direction): North Africa lies north of the Sahara and runs along the Mediterranean coast. West Africa is the portion roughly west of 10° east longitude, excluding Northern Africa and the Maghreb.