Showing posts with label Uganda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Uganda. Show all posts

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Postcard from Uganda

This is my second postcard From Uganda. On this one you can see African elephant, zebras, lions and local woman. Uganda has 60 protected areas, including ten national parks: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Rwenzori Mountains National Park (both UNESCO World Heritage Sites), Kibale National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Semuliki National Park.

This stamp is from set Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda, issued on 27.11.2015.


Thank you Nezihe!


Monday, September 19, 2016

Uganda: Kampala

This is my first postcard from Uganda. Uganda is the world's second most populous landlocked country after Ethiopia. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.

Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District. Surrounding Kampala is the rapidly growing Wakiso District, whose population more than doubled between 2002 and 2014 and now stands at over 2 million.

Stamps are Rhinoceros viper, from set of six reptile stamps, issued on 21.08.1995.


Thank you  Wampamba!