Busoga sub-region

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The Busoga sub-region is an administrative and cultural area in eastern Uganda, predominantly inhabited by the Basoga people and centered around the historical Kingdom of Busoga.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Busoga sub-region canonical 3
Busoga region 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
cultural region
sub-region of Uganda
associatedWith Busoga Kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Busoga
borders Buganda sub-region
Bukedi sub-region
linked to: Teso sub-region

Lake Kyoga
Lake Victoria
Teso sub-region
Western Region, Kenya
capital Jinja
contains Bugiri District
Buyende District
Iganga District
Jinja District
Kaliro District
Kamuli District
Luuka District
Mayuge District
Namayingo District
Namutumba District
country Uganda
ethnicGroup Basoga
hasCulturalIdentity Busoga
hasCulturalLeader Kyabazinga of Busoga
hasCulturalPractice clan-based social organization
traditional music and dance of the Basoga
hasEconomicActivity fishing
subsistence agriculture
sugarcane cultivation
trade
hasEducationalInstitution Busoga University
hasHistoricalRoot pre-colonial chiefdoms of Busoga
hasLocalGovernmentStructure district local governments
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPopulationGroup Basoga people
hasTransportCorridor Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Malaba road corridor
language Lusoga
locatedIn Eastern Region, Uganda
majorCity Jinja
partOf Uganda
recognizedAs one of the sub-regions of Uganda
religion Christianity
Islam
timeZone East Africa Time
traditionalKingdom Busoga Kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Busoga
traversedBy Victoria Nile
utcOffset +3

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buvuma Island region Busoga sub-region
Lusoga region Busoga region
linked to: Busoga sub-region
Jinja District locatedIn Busoga sub-region
Eastern Region of Uganda hasSubRegion Busoga sub-region