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Eastern Africa, west of Kenya .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country :
| Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km .
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INFORMATIONS MAPS
| Land Boudaries Total :
| 2,698 km .
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| Geographic Coordinates :
| tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast .
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| Area Total :
| 236,040 sq km .
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| Area Land :
| 199,710 sq km .
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| Area Water :
| 36,330 sq km .
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| Area Comparative :
| slightly smaller than Oregon .
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| Coast Line :
| 0 km (landlocked) .
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| Railways Total :
| 1,241 km .
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| Highways Total :
| 27,000 km .
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| Waterways :
| 300 km (on Lake Victoria, 200 km on Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, and parts of Albert Nile) (2004 est.) .
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| Ports and Harbors :
| Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell .
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Population on 13-Sep-02 : 69363
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Mbarara is a town in southwestern Uganda, located about 266km from Kampala. It is the main municipality of Mbarara District. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda. Mbarara is an important transport hub, lying west of Masaka on the road to Kabale, near Lake Mburo National Park.
In April, 2005, the municipal council began laying down tarmac on the 2.4km Victor Bwana road. Mbarara has a number of streets which include Mbarara High Street, Mbaguta Street, Bishop Wills Street, Garage Street, Markhan Singh Street, Bulemba Road and Bucuku Street.
Mbarara is the home of Mbarara University of Science & Technology, founded in 1989. There were many educational institutions well before then, including Bishop Stewart Teacher Training College, Maryhill High School for Girls, and for boys Mbarara High School and Ntare School. At independence these were state boarding schools whose pupils went on to make major contributions to Uganda today, including President Museveni (Ntare)and the academic, Dr. Sam Nahamya (MHS).
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